Paul broke for 6-4 after a gruelling deuce game, saving 1 of 1 break points in a hold for 1-0 and 2 of 2 in a hold for 2-1 before clinching it.
Moutet broke for 1-0 and again for 3-0, then broke for 6-3 in a deuce game, with Paul's sole break for 1-3 offering brief resistance.
Paul broke for 1-0 in an 11 minute deuce game and again for 4-1, then broke for 6-3, but Moutet broke for 2-4 to force the decisive set.