"I'm sure the best things are yet to come for you," Djokovic sportingly said to Shapovalov during the trophy ceremony.

Djokovic has won every final he's played at Bercy Arena except for last year's against Karen Khachanov, which came after a grueling three-hour semifinal against 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer.

This year, Djokovic did not drop a set and heads to the upcoming ATP Finals in London looking to secure the year-ending No 1 ranking for a sixth time. That would move him two ahead of Nadal, one ahead of Federer and Jimmy Connors, and into a tie with record-holder Pete Sampras.

Nadal is also in strong contention to finish the year as No 1 but it remains uncertain whether the injury-hit Spaniard can play at the ATP Finals, which start Nov 10.

AP