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Zverev achieves his seventh Masters 1000 crown in Paris

The German has won in five of the nine tournaments in this category

November 03, 2024

When Alexander Zverev consecutively chained his first two ATP Masters 1000 titles in Rome and Canada 2017, he hinted that he could be one of the most dominant rackets in this territory. And a few seasons later he already has seven titles in this category in his record.

The No. 3 seed at the Rolex Paris Masters won the trophy in the last ATP Masters 1000 of the year, after defeating local favorite Ugo Humbert in the final this Sunday 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and 15 minutes .

“I knew I had to play like that today to win,” said Zverev, who leaves his record in finals at 23-13 to date. “Ugo is an incredible player, but here in Paris, he plays even better than usual and I knew it. Once the public gets into the game, it becomes difficult. So I had to avoid it early on, I did it and I’m very happy about it.”

For Zverev, who has a record of 7-5 in ATP Masters 1000 finals, it is the second title of the year – he also won in Rome – and the first he has won at this level on hard courts since Cincinnati 2021. The German is already the eighth player with the most crowns in the category.

🏆 𝗔𝗧𝗣 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬 (𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟬):

🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic: 40
🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal: 36
🇨🇭 Roger Federer: 28
🇺🇸 Andre Agassi: 17
🇬🇧 Andy Murray: 14
🇺🇸 Pete Sampras: 11
🇦🇹 Thomas Muster: 8
🇺🇸 Michael Chang: 7
🇩🇪 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗭𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘃: 7#RolexParisMasters

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Furthermore, at 27 years old he can boast of having won in five different venues out of the nine possible in the ATP Masters 1000: Madrid (2018, 2021), Rome (2017, 2024), Canada (2017), Cincinnati (2021) and Paris (2024).

He achieved it against a player who was arriving at the event on a roll on the French indoor hard court. And Humbert appeared in the last round in Paris with an immaculate record of 13-0 in these conditions, winning the titles in Metz and Marseille. Of course, his last defeat dated back to November of last year precisely in Paris against Zverev.

Then it was in the third round (6-4, 6-7[3]7-6[5]), where he managed to tie the Lexus ATP Head2Head between the two (1-1), after Humbert had won their first head-to-head duel in Halle 2021.

But this time the result was the same as a year ago, although with a little less suspense. Fundamentally, because Zverev took to the court with maximum concentration with his serve, in a first set in which he did not miss a single point with his first serve (9/9) and recorded 94% of what he played in total with his service, according to Infosys ATP statistics.

For his part, Humbert, who had defeated No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz on his way to the final, seemed to feel the pressure of being the first local player to win the title on home soil since Jo-Wilfried Tsonga did so in 2008. last.

Despite having a crowd dedicated to Humbert, the No. 3 seed was also unwavering at the start of the second set, which opened with a new break – the third of the match – that helped him win eight of the first sets. ten games of the match (6-2, 2-0).

Far from settling, Zverev showed no signs of weakness and maintained his level until the end, scoring four breaks in six opportunities in total and 86% with his serve. Thus he recorded the 66th victory of the season, which makes him the player with the most games won in 2024.

More wins in 2024
Alexander Zverev: 66-20

Jannik Sinner: 65-6

Carlos Alcaraz: 52-11
Taylor Fritz: 49-21

Casper Ruud: 49-22

Alex de Minaur: 47-16

Finally, Humbert was satisfied with his performance this week, despite the result. “I am very happy to have played in this final,” acknowledged the Frenchman, who will rise to No. 14 in the PIF ATP Rankings after reaching the final in Paris. “Having my family and my team with me all week has been incredible. I work every day for moments like this.”

Did you know that…?
Alexander Zverev, who this Monday will take the No. 2 of the PIF ATP Rankings from Alcaraz, increased his streak against left-handed opponents to 26-0. The Swiss Marc-Andrea Huesler was the last player to wield his racket with his left hand who defeated the German in the first qualifying round of the 2023 Davis Cup.