World quantity three Alexander Zverev produced an outstanding efficiency to outclass former champion Holger Rune 6-3 7-6 (7-4) and attain the Paris Masters closing.
Zverev, who reached the ultimate of the French Open in June, will face 2018 champion Karen Khachanov or native hope Ugo Humbert who meet within the different semi-final.
Sustained stress from the baseline helped Zverev to seize an early break for a 3-1 lead however the German needed to work loads more durable within the fifth recreation earlier than unleashing a few booming serves to consolidate it.
The Roland Garros runner-up shrugged off a late double fault to wrap up the opening set on the again of 11 winners at a packed Palais Omnisports in Bercy.
A tighter second set adopted as Rune ramped up the aggression by serving and volleying at instances, however Zverev took management within the tie-break by racing forward 3-0 and held his nerve from there to earn a career-high sixty fifth win of the season.