Tag: Cousins
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Fairytale Shanghai: World No. 204 Valentin Vacherot Crowned Masters 1000 Champion
A historic breakthrough in Shanghai Valentin Vacherot wrote one of tennis’s most remarkable chapters at the Shanghai Masters, lifting the trophy as the lowest-ranked player to win a Masters 1000 title. The 26-year-old from Monaco, ranked No. 204, had spent the previous two weeks forging a path through qualification and surprise victories into the main…
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Valentin Vacherot’s Fairy-T tale Shanghai Triumph: Cousins Sealed Masters Magic
Shocking Rise of a Masters 1000 Champion Valentin Vacherot, ranked 204 in the world, completed one of the most unlikely runs in the modern history of tennis by winning the Shanghai Masters. The Monégasque defeated his cousin Arthur Rinderknech, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, to capture a Masters 1000 title that had seemed out of reach for…