Alcaraz beats Shelton 7-6(5) 7-5 in the Paris final

Carlos Alcaraz beat Ben Shelton 7-6(5) 7-5 in the Paris final. The world No. 3 won in straight sets against the world No. 4. It was a tight match from the first game to the last.

The first set went to a tiebreak, and Alcaraz took it 7-5. The second set stayed close too. Alcaraz won it 7-5 to finish the match.

Break points told the story

Alcaraz converted 2 of his 5 break points. Shelton had 7 chances and took 1. In a match this close, that was the gap.

Shelton still had a big serving day. He hit 12 aces to Alcaraz’s 6. Alcaraz won 71 % of his first-serve points, to 63 % for Shelton, and landed 72 % of his first serves, to 65 %.

Alcaraz hit 33 winners to Shelton’s 25. He won 85 points in all, and Shelton won 73. The Paris final ended 7-6(5) 7-5.

Data as of 06:30 CET · API-Tennis

Key numbers

6AcesAlcaraz 6 · Shelton 12

2/5Break points wonAlcaraz 2/5 · Shelton 1/7

72%First-serve percentageAlcaraz 72% · Shelton 65%