Robin Soderling has won his first Masters title, defeating Gael Monfils 6-1, 7-6(1) to become the Paris Indoors champion.
"It feels great. I don't have a very good record in finals, and especially here in Paris," said the two-time French Open finalist, who reacted exuberantly after his win.
"Of course it's great to reach the final in a Grand Slam and also in a Masters 1000, but I think a final is that one match you really want to win.
"I was extremely nervous before this match. I didn't sleep much at all last night... when I won that last point, I just felt so happy and I felt so relieved."
The win also takes Soderling up to No. 4 in the rankings, overtaking Andy Murray.
Local favorite Monfils, who thrilled the Bercy arena by overcoming Federer over the course of three tiebreak sets yesterday, said he could not recover in time to seriously threaten an in-form Soderling.
"Yesterday I used up a lot of energy, and today I wasn't able to find the extra stamina that I would have needed to be more competitive," he said. "Every time I get to a final like this something goes wrong, and this time it was the preparation. I had to rush too much. And also, at one stage in the match I tried to change my plan. I should maybe not have done that and keep with simple things."