Who is Valentin Vacherot, history maker at Shanghai Masters 1000 | OneFootball

Valentin Vacherot is living a dream and he doesn't want to wake up. The ATP calendar is extremely demanding and it is common that in the final stretch of the year there are several surprises in major tournaments as several of the candidates do not show up, have injuries or lose unexpected matches due to physical or mental exhaustion. Vacherot was born in Monaco and arrived at the Shanghai Masters 1000 as the 204th player in the world and is making history by being the first player from his country to reach a semifinal of a tournament of this category. In the next round, he will face Novak Djokovic.

At the Shanghai Masters 1000, Carlos Alcaraz did not show up, Jannik Sinner had to retire due to injury and Alexander Zverev fell. Vacherot has been paving his way based on great results: in the first round he eliminated Djere, in the second Bublik, in the third Machac, in the round of 16 Griekspoor and in the quarterfinals Holger Rune. By overcoming the Dane, the Monegasque climbed more than 100 places in the ranking and, so far, he is in position number 92.

What did Vacherot say after beating Rune?

"It means a lot to me. I think I was not aware of what I was doing all week and I realized when I won this match. I have been happy all week, but not euphoric, and this is amazing. I get very emotional thinking about the hard times I went through last year, and even this year. Being able to share this with my coach, my brother and my girlfriend is amazing, and right now I am living one of the best moments of my life," Vacherot affirmed.

Who is Valentin Vacherot?

Valentin Vacherot was born in France on November 16, 1998, but he became a Monegasque national and therefore represents Monaco. He is a cousin of Arthur Rinderknech, who is also still in the Shanghai Masters 1000. Vacherot is 26 years old and has been a professional since 2016, in terms of the Challenger circuit he has 4 titles, but none ATP.

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