Carlos Alcarez avenged his US Open quarter-final defeat by defeating American Ben Shelton in straight sets 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 on Sunday to become the Paris Masters champion by winning his ninth Masters-1,000 title.
Alcarez, ranked third in the world, became the first Spanish tennis player since David Ferrer in 2012 to win the tournament.
Alcarez lost in September in a breathtaking four-and-a-half-hour match against Shelton, the finalist of that competition, and was unable to defend his US Open title.
"It's something I've been trying to achieve for a long time," he said this evening after winning the Paris Masters at his sixth attempt.