Carlos Alcaraz poses with his trophy after winning the Paris Masters 1000 titleImage source, Getty Images
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Carlos Alcaraz had not previously gone beyond the quarter-finals in Paris

ByHarry PooleBBC Sport journalist
  • Published20 minutes ago

Just 60 days after his comeback tournament was ended in a late-night New York blockbuster against Ben Shelton, Carlos Alcaraz took his revenge.

In doing so, the Spaniard offered the latest indication that his ascension back to the top of the men's game is nearing completion.

Alcaraz exceeded expectations when, on his return from four months out with a wrist injury, he reached the US Open quarter-finals in September before going out in an astonishing five-set epic against rising American star Shelton.