Novak Djokovic gained a record-extending seventh Paris Masters trophy and a fortieth Masters title in whole on Sunday.
The world primary beat unseeded Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-3 in simple vogue.
It’s the 36-year-old’s sixth title of 2023, which incorporates three Grand Slam crowns and the Masters trophy in Cincinnati.
“It is unbelievable to have the ability to win it after fairly difficult circumstances this week,” mentioned Djokovic.
“I mainly got here again from the brink of shedding three matches in a row so I am very pleased with this one contemplating what I have been by means of this week.”
Djokovic has been dominant on laborious courts this season, successful 33 matches and solely shedding as soon as.
Taking part in in his 58th Masters ultimate, the Serb was hardly challenged by Bulgarian Dimitrov, ranked seventeenth on the earth, who was taking part in in solely his second Masters ultimate.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion solely wanted one break to take the primary set with Dimitrov, 32, hitting a lame backhand into the online at shut vary at hand Djokovic the benefit.
Djokovic was met with a wall of cheers and a few boos from the Bercy crowd after serving out the primary set, and smiled as he made a gesture together with his arms in direction of the gang asking for extra.
Former world quantity three Dimitrov couldn’t reproduce the sturdy kind he had proven through the week, hitting 19 unforced errors within the first set in contrast with 10 from Djokovic.
The second set continued in the identical vogue as Djokovic serenely made his option to victory with a double break.
Subsequent up for Djokovic would be the season-ending ATP Tour Finals in Turin, the place he might be heavy favorite to elevate a record-breaking seventh title and be confirmed because the year-end primary participant on the earth for a record-extending eighth time.
Earlier on Sunday within the doubles ultimate, Mexican Santiago Gonzalez and Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin gained their second Masters title of the 12 months with victory over Indian-Australian pairing Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden.
The seventh seeds triumphed 6-2 5-7 10-7 over the third seeds.