Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz defeated American player Ben Shelton 7-6 (7/5), 7-5 on Sunday, November 8, 2026, to win the Paris Masters for the first time. The victory avenged Alcaraz's loss to Shelton in the US Open quarter-finals in September and marked the ninth 1000-level title of the 23-year-old's career. The match lasted just under two hours at the Paris tournament.
Alcaraz became the first Spaniard to win the event since David Ferrer in 2012. For world number four Shelton, the encounter resulted in his first defeat in a Masters final after winning his two previous appearances at that level in the Canadian Open. The first set required a tie-break, where errors from Shelton allowed Alcaraz to take the lead. In the second set, Shelton gained an early advantage before Alcaraz broke back to level at 4-4, eventually sealing the victory with a backhand winner as Shelton served to stay in the match.
Following the win in Paris, Alcaraz holds five tour-level titles this year. He will next compete at the ATP Finals in Turin, scheduled for November 15-22, 2026, followed by the Davis Cup finals later in the month.
