Zverev landed 94 of 111 first serves throughout the three hour, five minute contest and even when Alcaraz threatened a remarkable comeback he showed great composure to seal victory.
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He should increase his lead after Wimbledon, in spite of his being a Russian and not allowed to play there.
The Serbian, who was seen off in straight sets by Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final, falling one match short of winning all four Grand Slams in a calendar year, is a five-time singles champion in Paris.
The German world number four defeated Andrey Rublev in straight sets on Sunday to win the Western and Southern Open, claiming his fourth title of the ATP season.
The world No.5 crushed 12th seed Karen Khachanov under the weight of 27 winners – almost four times as many as his opponent – to win 6-3 6-1 in just 79 minutes at Ariake Tennis Park
The world number one Serbian looked in complete control as he took the opening set with ease.
The world No. 1, chasing a calendar Golden Grand Slam, ended home interest in the tennis with a ruthless 6-2, 6-0 victory in only 70 minutes.
This is because there lies ahead of the Serb possible matches against Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev.
Zverev is looking for his first Masters title since he got the better of Thiem in the final in the Spanish capital three years ago.
Zverev, who recently split with Coach David Ferrer, reached his maiden Grand Slam final at the US Open, picked up two ATP titles in Cologne and made the final of the ATP Masters 1000 event in Paris in 2020.
Medvedev’s 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 win against Alexander Zverev of Germany on Sunday lifted him above 39-year-old Swiss Roger Federer who has sat out most of the season following an operation.
The 27-year-old world number three, beaten in his first three Grand Slam finals, started as favourite in this brutal and nerve-jangling match
Second seed Thiem ousted third-seeded Russian and last year’s runner-up Daniil Medvedev in a closely fought three-setter that was packed with powerful baseline rallies and impressive serving.
The world number one had hoped to equal Roger Federer’s record of 20 grand slam singles titles but that will have to wait after fifth seed Thiem powered his way to a 7-6 (3) 7-6 (4) 4-6 7-6 (6) victory to set up a clash with Alexander Zverev.
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have been drawn together for the group stage of the ATP Finals in London.
Schwartzman had not been on court for more than two hours in any of his previous matches.
Novak Djokovic has opened a handy 4,195 lead over second-place Rafael Nadal at the top of the ATP Rankings following his victory at the Madrid Open.
Germany’s Alexander Zverev brandished his credentials as an Australian Open title contender by dispatching local wildcard Alex Bolt 6-3 6-3 6-2 in the third round on Saturday.
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic maintained the No. 1 spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday with 9,045 points, ahead of Spanish player Rafael Nadal.
He said Zverev’s triumph at the ATP Finals over Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in consecutive days was enough proof.