France, Nov. 8 -- Second seed Carlos Alcaraz beat third seed Ben Shelton on Sunday to claim the Paris Masters crown for the first time.

The Spaniard, who was off the circuit between April and August to nurse a wrist injury, saw off the 24-year-old American 7-6, 7-5 to lift his fifth title of the season and avenge his quarter-final defeat at the US Open in New York in September.

"Today, it was one ​of the toughest challenges we have in tennis right now, facing ⁠Ben Shelton," said Alcaraz who won the Vienna Open last Sunday.

"Ben is doing better and better with ​every tournament so it's going to be even tougher facing him. So I'm just really happy that I found the way."

In his five previous visits to the Paris Masters,...