Alcaraz GETS HIS REVENGE on Shelton - Wins First Paris Masters

Carlos Alcaraz has won the 2026 ROLEX PARIS MASTERS, beating Ben Shelton 7-6(5), 7-5 to claim his FIRST PARIS TITLE, his NINTH MASTERS 1000, and his FIFTH TROPHY OF THE YEAR — avenging the US Open defeat that had been hanging over him for two months. Full post-match analysis. It was clinical. Alcaraz needed 65 MINUTES to win the first set, edging the tiebreak when Shelton sent a forehand long. Shelton then broke him midway through the second — and Alcaraz broke straight back to level at 4-4 before closing it out 7-5. One hour 57 minutes, two sets, and at no point did he look like losing control. The revenge storyline is what made this final. In September, Shelton dethroned him as US Open champion in a FOUR-HOUR-28-MINUTE quarterfinal that finished at 3:33 A.M. — the latest finish in US Open history — ending an 18-match Grand Slam winning streak. Before this match Alcaraz said plainly: "I really want to take revenge against Ben." He got it, and in straight sets. It's back-to-back titles and caps a remarkable recovery from a season that could easily have drifted. He missed four and a half months with a wrist injury suffered at the Barcelona Open in April, returned cold at the US Open, lost that 3:33am epic, was upset by World No. 39 Zizou Bergs in Shanghai — then won the Japan Open in Tokyo, reached the Vienna final, and has now taken a Masters 1000. He goes to Turin in the best form of anyone in the field. For Ben Shelton it remains a career-best season — titles in Dallas, Munich, Stuttgart and Montreal, a US Open final and now a Masters 1000 final — but a third Masters title will have to wait. In this video: how the first-set tiebreak was won, the immediate break-back at 4-4 that settled it, what the serving numbers show, and what this means for the ATP Finals. 🎾 IN THIS VIDEO • Full breakdown of the Paris Masters final • The passage of play that decided it • How Alcaraz turned a broken season around • ATP Finals outlook for both men 📊 MATCH INFO Tournament: 2026 Rolex Paris Masters (ATP Masters 1000) Final: Carlos Alcaraz def. Ben Shelton 7-6(5), 7-5 Duration: 1 hour, 57 minutes Milestones: first Paris Masters title · ninth Masters 1000 · fifth title of 2026 · back-to-back titles Context: avenges Shelton's 4hr 28min US Open quarterfinal win in September 💬 Is he the Turin favourite now? Comments below. 👍 Like if you want full ATP Finals coverage 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for everything from Turin - Mantis 10%: https://mantissport.com/qualityshot10 (At Checkout) - IM8 10% OFF: https://im8.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=26&aff_id=2077 (Code QST10 at Checkout) - Acemate: https://www.acematetennis.com?sca_ref=11586466.udoQ3GLV6m55xoG1&utm_source=uppromote&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=standard-affiliate-commission&utm_content=affiliate-QualityShot-Tennis --- Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use and no copyright infringement is intended. No match footage is shown in these videos. ⚠️ Independent tennis analysis and commentary. Predictions are opinion only and not betting advice. Not affiliated with the ATP or the Rolex Paris Masters. ⚠️ Independent tennis analysis and commentary. Not affiliated with the ATP or the Rolex Paris Masters. #Alcaraz #BenShelton #ATP

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