Alexander Zverev was imperial in beating Frenchman Ugo Humbert in two sets of 6-2, 6-2 to win the Paris Masters on Sunday.

Zverev, the third seed in the tournament, completely dominated the final to claim his seventh career Masters 1000 title and his first in the French capital.

The victory also allowed him to overtake world number one Jannik Sinner of Italy for the most ATP Tour wins this year, with a total of 66.

Zverev’s fast serve, excellent returns and superb attacking shots quickly extinguished the hopes of the Parisian crowd, while Humbert never found his rhythm during the match.

Humbert will not have fond memories of his first Masters final. He tried to play aggressively from the start and take all the risks to shorten the rallies. However, the Frenchman failed to find the precision in his shots, while Zverev defended extremely well.

The German quickly solved his rival’s serve and had his first chance to break in the third game. He seized it when Humbert sent a forehand into the net.

Humbert continued to make unforced errors. Trailing 3-1, he saved two break points, but he lost his serve again when he missed another forehand.

Zverev lost just one point on his serve in the first set and sealed the outcome of the set by hitting an ace to win his serve at zero.

Humbert, seeded 15th, returned to the locker room after the first set, but the break did not change anything .

The Frenchman double-faulted on his return to the court, continued to make poor tactical decisions and was immediately broken with a forehand into the net.

Another break gave Zverev a 3-0 lead as Humbert squandered a 40-0 lead on his serve. He was never able to get back into the game.

Zverev became the second German player to win in Paris after Boris Becker. He will overtake Carlos Alcaraz to take second place in the new ATP rankings and will be a leading contender for the title at the ATP Finals, which will bring together the top eight players of the season in Turin, Italy, from November 10-17.