ATP Roundup: Alexander Zverev Clinches Paris Masters Title, Medjedovic Shocks Nakashima

Alexander Zverev from Germany dominated Ugo Humbert 6-2, 6-2 in just 76 minutes to win the Rolex Paris Masters final, disappointing the French player in his home country.

Zverev, the third seed, hit 15 winners and made nine unforced errors, while Humbert had 12 winners and 25 errors. Zverev won 91% of his first serve points and 79% on his second serve, securing his seventh ATP Masters 1000 title. He lost only five points on his serve and did not face a single break.

"I knew I had to play at this level to win today," Zverev said, marking his 23rd victory in an ATP Tour final.

"Ugo is an amazing player, but he plays even better in Paris. I knew I had to take the crowd out of the match early, and I did that, so I'm pleased."

"It wasn't certain I would return to this level after my ankle injury at Roland Garros two years ago. Winning this title in Paris means everything to me and to my team, who have supported me so much."

Zverev has also won ATP Masters titles in Rome (twice), Madrid (twice), Cincinnati, and Montreal. Humbert was the first Frenchman to reach the Paris final since Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2011, having defeated Russian Karen Khachanov in a tough semifinal.

"It was a great week, even with my loss today," Humbert said. "I gave it my all and have no regrets."

"He was better than me in every part of the game. I couldn't recover enough from yesterday's match, but congratulations to him."

Humbert will move up to 14th in the ATP rankings.

"Having my family and team with me this week has been amazing. It's moments like this that motivate me to train every day."

With this victory, Zverev will be the second seed at the Nitto ATP Finals starting November 10th.

Moselle Open

Eighth-seeded Alex Michelsen won his first-round match against French player Harold Mayot with a score of 6-3, 6-1 in Metz, France.

The 20-year-old from Southern California hit seven aces and successfully defended all nine break points he faced.

Corentin Moutet delighted the local crowd by moving to the second round after Sumit Nagal from India retired during the second set. Moutet was leading 7-5, 4-0 at that point.

Belgrade Open

Hamad Medjedovic achieved a remarkable comeback in his home country, defeating sixth-seed Brandon Nakashima 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the first round in the Serbian capital.

Medjedovic served 16 aces and saved both break points he faced in the third set. Nakashima, who also hit 14 aces without any double faults, saved a match point while winning the eighth game of the third set, narrowing the score to 5-3, but Medjedovic won the next game.

In another match on Sunday, Hungary's Fabian Marozsan made a strong comeback to beat China's Juncheng Shang 2-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5.

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