​Carlos Alcaraz was able to get revenge over Ben Shelton in the Paris Masters final.Alcaraz had lost to Shelton, who will be coached by Juan Carlos Ferrero next year, at the US Open in September.The Spaniard had not had the opportunity to get revenge against him until the Paris Masters final, where Alcaraz beat Shelton 7-6(5), 7-5 to win the tournament for the first time in his career.Despite beating Shelton for the fourth time in their five meetings, Alcaraz admitted that he will now be ‘afraid’ of the American going forward.Carlos Alcaraz ‘pretty sure’ Ben Shelton will ‘bounce back’ after Paris Masters defeatIn his post-match speech after lifting the Paris Masters trophy, Alcaraz was full of praise for both Shelton and his team. Alcaraz then confidently predicted Shelton to bounce back at the ATP Finals, where he admitted he will be ‘afraid’ of him.“For me first of all I want to start with Ben,” began Alcaraz. “It was such a great week for you and your team. You are amazing. You are amazing on and off the court.“Tennis wise and as a person. I really want to congratulate you not only for this week but for everything. You are always to everybody an example. After a defeat or not finding a great feeling you always bounce back even stronger.“I am pretty sure next week in the Finals you are going to bounce back. I am going to be afraid a bit of you! It’s just congratulations to you for everything you have done and your team and family. Great people and professionals.”Alcaraz also spoke live to Sky Sports about his latest title win, where he spoke about the transition from winning the Vienna Open to the Paris Masters, particularly highlighting the changing court speed.“For me it’s incredible. The week I have had was incredible,” added Alcaraz. “I am really proud of the week I have had and the level I have played for the whole week.“I did not have enough time to prepare myself the best I could, coming from Vienna. It was really slow compared to this. I had one practice before the first match, I tried to accept I would not play my best the first round. “But after that I was trying to get used to speed of the court and the conditions here. I am really happy that mentally I made a step forward. I stayed strong, I accepted the conditions and situations and from there I tried to be better.“I would say I improved and I felt better after every match. I would say playing such great tennis against Ben in the final, who is really tough to play against, it means a lot to get my first title in Paris.”How does Carlos Alcaraz now stand in history after winning the Paris Masters?Alcaraz has now won the Paris Masters title for the first time in his career, which is his ninth overall ATP 1000 tournament victory.This win moves Alcaraz ahead of Thomas Muster, who won eight Masters 1000 titles in his career, and one shy of his biggest rival Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz is still some way away from Novak Djokovic at the top of the cha