Zverev concludes Bercy history with German title win

Alexander Zverev solidified his return to the ATP No. 2 ranking on Sunday as he wrapped up Paris Masters tennis history at the Bercy arena with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of Ugo Humbert in the final.

The venue in the east of the city began hosting tennis in 1986, with Boris Becker winning the inaugural title. Zverev bracketed the event with German winners as he claimed the final edition.

The Paris tournament will be moving well out of town to a far-off suburban venue from next November.

Zverev produced a pair of double breaks in each set against Humbert to spoil the hopes of 14,000 mainly French fans hoping their player could beat the odds.

But Zverev crushed that dream in 76 minutes as he profited from 25 unforced errors from a nervous opponent.

The German now owns seven career titles at the Masters 1000 level, winning his second of the season after Rome last May.

“It was pretty good, I have to say,” the winner who dropped a mere five points on serve, said. “I knew I would have to play like this to win today.

“He’s an incredible player and plays even better at home in Paris. Once the crowd got involved, things would be very difficult – I was able to take them out early and I’m happy about it.”

The 15th-ranked Humbert is the first home player to reach the final here since Jo Wilfried Tsonga in 2011, who claimed the trophy three years earlier.

Main photo:- Alexander Zverev celebrates with Rolex Paris Masters Trophy – by ISF Ltd