The final in Paris completed a reversal for Alcaraz after Shelton defeated him in the US Open quarterfinals. France 24 described the Paris victory as Alcaraz’s revenge for that loss, while also reporting that Shelton suffered his first defeat in a Masters final.
The Korea Herald, citing the Associated Press, reported the score as 7-6 (5), 7-5. The same report said the win followed Alcaraz’s title in Vienna the previous week and took his career total to 29, including five titles in 2026.
The result also extended a strong run after the US Open. According to the Korea Herald, Alcaraz had won all three finals he reached since the tournament, after missing more than four months of the season with a right-wrist injury.
The buildup to the final carried an additional connection between the players: EL PAÍS described Shelton as the new pupil of Alcaraz’s former coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero. Before the match, the newspaper portrayed Alcaraz as seeking his sixth trophy of the season, but the supplied reports do not establish that the Paris title was his sixth; the Korea Herald instead reported a total of five titles for the year.