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Summary David Ferrer defeated Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 6-3 to win the Paris Masters title.
David Ferrer beat Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 6-3 to win the Paris Masters on Sunday, clinching the first Masters title of his career and a tour-leading seventh trophy of the season.The fourth-seeded Spaniard lost his three previous Masters finals twice to Rafael Nadal and once to Andy Murray but this time he didnt have a Grand Slam winner in front of him and never looked in real danger, although he did lose his serve early in the second set.I feel the pressure more than him, because I played three times in a Masters final, Ferrer said. Hes a young player. It was the first final for him, without pressure. Ferrer collapsed to the floor and held his head in his hands after securing victory on his first match point when Janowiczs two-handed backhand was wide. Ferrers seven titles this season is one more than Roger Federer, who did not defend his title in Paris.I was very nervous because it was my chance to win a first Masters title but somehow I knew it was my turn, Ferrer said. To me this is a dream to win here. If I won its because I have a great team.The 30-year-old Ferrer says he is in the best form of his career, but still thinks he is some way from matching the games top players.Maybe I won more titles than Federer, but Federer won the important titles. Federer or (Novak) Djokovic or Andy Murray, not me, he said. I will try to improve my game.The 69th-ranked Janowicz made an incredible run to the final, eliminating five top-20 ranked players in a row. But this time his mighty serve let him down.Again, I slept only four hours last night. Im not a machine. Im proud of myself, Janowicz said. This has been an incredible week. I would like to thank my family, my fans here and all my supporters back home.Janowicz, who had previously reached only one career quarterfinal, in Moscow last month, is projected to climb to 26th in the rankings.He was playing in his first final and looking to become the first qualifier to win a Masters title since Albert Portas won in Hamburg 11 years ago. The last qualifier to reach the final in Paris was Radek Stepanek in 2004.The last player to reach a Masters final on his debut was Harel Levy of Israel in 2000. He lost to Marat Safin in Toronto. Safin also beat Stepanek in the Paris final.
