The ninth and final ATP Masters 1000 event of the season is now underway and on Friday in Paris the quarter-finals took place. Ugo Humbert delighted the home crowd as he powered past Australian Jordan Thompson and Alexander Zverev powered past Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Third seed Alexander Zverev eased past home favourite Ugo Humbert 6-2 6-2 in the Paris Masters final on Sunday and will return to his career-high number two in the world rankings. German Zverev will leapfrog Carlos Alcaraz in Monday's official rankings for the first time since suffering a serious injury at the 2022 French Open.

Frenchman Ugo Humbert harnessed the energy of the home crowd and produced one of his best career performances in beating Carlos Alcaraz 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters.

The French tennis player is on a roll, defeating Russia's Karen Khachanov in Saturday's tense semi-final. In Sunday's final against Germany's Alexander Zverev, he will do everything he can to end France's 16-year drought at the Paris Masters.

PARIS (AP) — Alexander Zverev was imperious in dispatching Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-2, 6-2 to win the Paris Masters on Sunday.

Third seed Alexander Zverev produced a near-flawless display to outclass former champion Holger Rune 6-3 7-6(4) on Saturday and return to the Paris Masters final after a gap of four years. The 27-year-old Zverev,