Carlos Alcaraz Makes History In Paris, Beats Ben Shelton To Complete Career Parisian Double

Carlos Alcaraz Makes History In Paris, Beats Ben Shelton To Complete Career Parisian Double (AP)

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Ben Shelton 7-6, 7-5 to win his maiden Paris Masters title. Alcaraz and Shelton played a high-level game, but Carlos was better on pressure points and reaped the rewards. There weren't a lot of nail-biting moments in the contest, and both players served well. Alcaraz was broken in the second set, but Shelton failed to capitalise and gave the break away before being broken again to lose the game.

Meanwhile, the win helped Alcaraz achieve a unique feat. Alcaraz, at 23 years, became the youngest to complete a Career Parisian Double, which is winning the Roland Garros and Paris Masters. He leapfrogged Andre Agassi, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev, who completed the feat at 29 years.

Meanwhile, Alcaraz also joined Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic as the only players to win a Masters 1000 Title in five consecutive years. This was Alcaraz's ninth Masters title and 16th big title, including seven Grand Slams. Alcaraz has won a big title in every 3.9 tournaments he has played, only trailing Novak Djokovic (3.3) and Rafael Nadal (3.5) in the category.

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