Third seed Alexander Zverev eased past home favourite Ugo Humbert 6-2 and 6-2 in the Paris Masters Final and will return to his career-high number two in the world rankings.

German Zverev leapfrog Carlos Alcaraz in official rankings for the first time since suffering a serious injury at the 2022 French Open.

The Roland Garros runner-up broke first as he took the opener helped by a number of unforced errors by Humbert.

His performance was just as powerful in the second set as the 27-year-old went on to win the Paris Masters for the first time.

In winning his seventh ATP Masters 1000 title, Zverev joined Boris Becker as the only German Champions in the tournament's history.

He has the most match wins on the ATP tour this season 66, one ahead of world number one Jannik Sinner.