World number one Novak Djokovic won a sixth Paris title and record 37th Masters crown yesterday, beating 2020 champion Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final.
The 34-year-old Serbian gained a measure of revenge over his Russian opponent who dashed his dreams of a Grand Slam sweep in the US Open final in September.
The Masters title secured Djokovic’s second record in as many days after he was confirmed as season-ending world number one for a seventh time.
The 20-time Grand Slam winner said he approached the final in a relaxed frame of mind after wrapping up the world number one landmark.
Djokovic had not been too concerned when he went a set down against a man he considers “the complete player” and who he expects to be world number one in the future.
“It was a very close match decided by small margins based on a few points here and there,” he said.“I was very pleased how I held my nerves at the end and took the match point.
“I wanted to finish the end of season with a trophy and did not want to lock myself mentally and physically in stressful mode.
“I knew things would come together and I would work my way into the match.”