Valentin Vacherot ’s remarkable triumph at the Rolex Shanghai Masters will go down as one of the greatest underdog stories in ATP history. Ranked No. 204 at the start of the event, the Monegasque player stormed through qualifying and went all the way to win the Masters 1000 title in China. In the final, he defeated his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in an all-family showdown, completing a fairytale run that captured the tennis world’s attention.

For Vacherot, Shanghai had been on his mind long before the tournament began. He viewed it as a key opportunity to make a major ranking breakthrough, believing it could help him break into the top 100.

That belief became reality as he turned his dream into one of the season’s most inspiring achievements. From the moment he set foot in China, he see

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