Third seed Alexander Zverev eased past home favourite Ugo Humbert 6-2 6-2 in the Paris Masters final on Sunday and will return to his career-high number two in the world rankings. German Zverev will leapfrog Carlos Alcaraz in Monday's official rankings for the first time since suffering a serious injury at the 2022 French Open.

Alexander Zverev thrashed local star Ugo Humbert 6-2, 6-2, to win the Paris Masters title with a season-leading 66th victory on Sunday. Zverev was in full command with five unanswered games after Humbert held serve at the start of his first Masters final.

PARIS (AP) — Alexander Zverev was imperious in dispatching Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-2, 6-2 to win the Paris Masters on Sunday.