Third seed Alexander Zverev eased past home favourite Ugo Humbert 6-2 6-2 in the Paris Masters final on Sunday and will return to his career-high number two in the world rankings. German Zverev will leapfrog Carlos Alcaraz in Monday's official rankings for the first time since suffering a serious injury at the 2022 French Open.

Alexander Zverev has reached the Paris Masters final for the second time after beating former champion Holger Rune 6-3, 7-6.

On September 30, 2024, Humbert won his last match, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, over Tomas Machac in the semifinals of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships. Over the last two years, Zverev and Humbert met in the Round of 32 at the Rolex Paris Masters on November 1, 2023. Zverev won 6-4, 6-7, 7-6.