BREAKING NEWS: Novak Djokovic suffers defeat in Paris Masters final
The incoming world number one Novak Djokovic, was defeated by Russia's Karen Khachanov to win his first Masters 1000 title at the Paris Masters.
Djokovic, who has fourteen Grand Slam titles, will still overtake Rafael Nadal at the top of the world rankings on Monday.
"The victory means the world to me," Khachanov.
"So far, this is one of the biggest titles in my career. I couldn't be more excited to finish the season like this, to defeat world number one, Novak Djokovic."
On Monday, Khachanov will wake up as world number 11 and becomes the first Russian since Nikolay Davydenko in 2009 to win a Masters 1000 title.
In his final tournament of the season, he hit 31 winners as he pulled off one of the upsets of this year.
Djokovic, who has been battling with flu-like symptoms, said: "I don't feel well today but I'd like to give credit to Karen Khachanov for displaying such a great performance today and he truly deserves his victory.
"He deserves the trophy and in the future, we will see more great matches from him."
The Serb would have won his fifth Paris Masters title but he was not given the opportunity to settle into Sunday's match and was nailed when Khachanov broke his serve at 5-5 before he eventually win the first set.
In the second set, Khachanov broke early and wasted three further break points in the seventh game, but was able to capitalise on his advantage and hold on for the win.
Karen Khachanov has often been compared with Marat Safin, who won the Paris Masters three times, but lost his first final to Andre Agassi.
He later win the Australian Open and the US Open, and Khachanov appears to have the necessary ingredients needed to follow in his footsteps.
The Russian showed strength, composure and tenacity to win the title, and as a compensation will rise up to number 11 in the rankings.
Djokovic may not have been in good physical condition after that three hour semi-final with Roger Federer, but what a scalp for Khachanov to secure his first Masters final.
Prior to today, the Serb had lost only one of the 32 games he had played since the start of Wimbledon.
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