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At 29, the SVR-Lazartigue skipper reached Pointe-à-Pitre in 6 days, 13 hours and 27 minutes, beating Charles Caudrelier's time by more than six hours. Thomas Coville and Louis Burton complete the podium.
The Spaniard beat the American 7-6 (5), 7-5 in Sunday's Rolex Paris Masters final, his first title in Paris at his sixth attempt. For France, Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Quentin Halys won the doubles.
Eight tries and the attacking bonus point for Les Bleus at the Groupama Stadium as the Nations Championship resumed. The only cloud: Romain Ntamack's departure through injury, a week before the clash with South Africa.
The 22-year-old Frenchman lost 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in the semi-final after leading 3-1 in the final set. Shelton will face Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Casper Ruud, on Sunday at 3pm.
Arthur Fils lost 6-3, 6-4 to Taylor Fritz, who will face Carlos Alcaraz. Luca Van Assche, ranked 47th in the world, is the only Frenchman left in Friday's quarter-finals, against Djokovic's conqueror, Rinky Hijikata.
The Frenchman, ranked 46th in the world, beat the American 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (9), sending Arthur Fils to the ATP Finals in Turin in the process. Rinderknech and Van Assche also go through, while world number one Alexander Zverev falls at the first hurdle.
The Rolex Paris Masters crowd paid tribute to Gaël Monfils on Tuesday evening in a fifteen-minute ceremony, with Tsonga, Gasquet and Simon on court. The Frenchman, retired since October, dedicated his final lap of honour to his daughter.
Novak Djokovic beat Valentin Vacherot in three sets at La Défense on Tuesday, becoming, at 39, the oldest player to win a match at the Paris Masters. Quentin Halys and Arthur Rinderknech join Ugo Humbert in the second round.
The season's last Masters 1000 launched its main draw on Monday at Paris La Défense Arena. Zverev and Alcaraz top the bill, while Ugo Humbert opens his campaign tonight against Botic van de Zandschulp.