This Week in Tennis: Alcaraz Reaches Peak Form…

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Alcaraz Captures Paris Masters

If there were any lingering questions about Carlos Alcaraz's fitness after a four-month injury layoff, the Spaniard answered them emphatically in Paris.

The world No. 3 beat Ben Shelton in straight sets on Sunday to claim the Paris Masters title, his fifth tournament victory of the season and third (Tokyo, Vienna) since returning from a wrist injury that kept him out of Roland-Garros and Wimbledon.

“Probably my best week in terms of tennis,” Alcaraz said. “I can match it with Vienna that I feel really comfortable in terms of tennis. But I would say this one, this week, I made one step forward mentally.

“Probably these two past weeks have been the best that I played since my comeback.”

Alcaraz has now won nine straight matches over the past two weeks after winning the title in Vienna last weekend and 19 of 21 matches since returning from injury. The 23-year-old now holds seven of the nine Masters trophies, needing just the National Bank Open and the Shanghai Masters to complete his collection.

The ATP Finals are set to begin November 15 in Turin. Alcaraz, Shelton, world No. 1 Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Flavio Cobolli, Arthur Fils, Frances Tiafoe and Rafael Jodar make up the field.

Liu Denies Eala in Hong Kong Final

Claire Liu won the first singles title of her career on Sunday, defeating Alexandra Eala 6-3, 6-0 in the Hong Kong Open final.

The 102nd-ranked Liu rattled off nine straight games to stun Eala and capture the trophy in what was just her seventh main draw appearance of the season. She did not drop a set in a fantastic performance that will vault her back into the Top 70 of the WTA rankings.

"It couldn't have been a better end to the year," Liu said. "I want to thank my team for sticking by me and grinding and I'm so happy with the way that we've ended this year. It's been super tough and I'm just so looking forward to next year."

Eala is now 1-2 in WTA singles finals in what was a breakout year for the rising Filipino star.

All Winners This Week:

ATP 1000 - Paris

Men’s Singles: Carlos Alcaraz* (5/29) d. Ben Shelton
Men’s Doubles: Quentin Halys and Pierre-Hugues Herbert d. Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski

WTA 250 - Hong Kong

Women’s Singles: Claire Liu* (1/1) d. Alexandra Eala
Women’s Doubles: Hao-Ching Chan and Miyu Kat d. Talia Gibson and Maddison Inglis

WTA 250 - Chennai

Women’s Singles: Magda Linette* (1/4) d. Janice Tjen
Women’s Doubles: Naima Karamoko and Simona Waltert d. Vaishnavi Adkar and Rutuja Bhosale

* 2026 Titles/Career Titles

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