Novak Djokovic clinched his first Masters 1000 title of the season at the final event in Paris with a deciding-set tie-break victory over hometown favourite Gael Monfils.

The Serbian world number three had to withstand a stirring fightback from Monfils before clinching a 6-2 5-7 7-6 (7/3) triumph.

Djokovic won the first set with ease, breaking the Frenchman twice as Monfils struggled to satisfy the demanding home crowd.

The second was more of a contest. The players exchanged breaks before Monfils upped the tempo once more to claim the Djokovic serve and establish a 6-5 lead - an achievement which was greeted by some exuberant arm-twirling celebrations from the Parisian.

Monfils held his nerve to take it to a decider with Djokovic making a string of unforced errors as he tried to hit his way out of trouble.

The final-set initially swung the way of Djokovic as he broke early for a 2-0 lead after an epic rally.

A break apiece still saw the Serbian move 4-1 up before Monfils rallied once more.

He held his own delivery before breaking and then holding again to level matters.

The match finally went to a deciding tie-break which Djokovic took control of with a mini-break for a 4-2 lead and he never looked back.

Djokovic said: "I'm very happy that I managed to win a big tournament just two tournaments before the end of the season.

"Now I'm going with a lot of confidence to London (to the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals), and the only question is if I'm able to physically rest and get energy for that event."

Sunday's success represented a strong end to the season for the Serbian, who also claimed the Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basle last week.

"Winning back-to-back titles on this level is a huge achievement for me," he added.

"So I'm very pleased with my performances in the past four, five weeks. I think winning back-to-back titles probably for the first or maybe second time in my career gives me even more motivation to make the same success in the future."