'Really special' - Alcaraz 'proud' after Paris Masters win

It's something I've been chasing for a long time to be honest. Probably one of the toughest losses that I ever had in my career. I had it here. A couple first round, couple second round. Not finding my best level. Not feeling comfortable in this surface, in this court, playing with this beast. Um... Finally, I got my level here. I found the right path, the right way to do the things. Thanks. So. I'm really proud of myself. I'm really proud of my team. Everything they've done to me, always pushing me forward, this one means a lot to me. Obviously, today was one of the toughest challenges we have in tennis right now, facing Ben Shelton. Great champion, great player, great person. He's doing better and better after every tournament, so from here it's going to be even tougher facing him. So I'm just really happy that I just found a way with returning his serves, putting it into play and trying to play my style, to be myself on court. So really, really happy that finally I got it and this one is going to be really special. It's a very special tournament. It's a tournament where I've probably had the biggest defeats of my career, the most painful ones, a couple of times in the first round, a couple of times in the second, not finding my best tennis, not finding myself at ease on this surface, on these tracks, playing against this type of players, which makes this tournament more special this week, because in the end we've found the way to play well. I'm very happy and proud of all the work I've been doing and I'm proud of the team I have because they've always done their best to encourage me and keep me moving forward and doing the right things and being able to be in this situation. It's something incredible, it's a unique feeling and this tournament is going to be very special for me and my team.