Valentin Vacherot scripted history at the Shanghai Masters, where, to the surprise of the tennis world, he knocked out five seeded players en route to the title.
Fairytales in tennis don’t happen often. The sport is too unforgiving and too crowded with talent for dreams to come true on schedule, which makes Valentin Vacherot’s 2025 season all the more remarkable.
The Monegasque put together another strong week, building on his breakthrough in Shanghai. But this time, he couldn’t find his way into the last four. Felix Auger-Aliassime ended Vacherot’s run with a 6-2, 6-2 win, bringing his first Paris Masters campaign to an end.
When Felix Auger-Aliassime takes on Valentin Vacherot in the quarterfinals of the ATP Paris Masters, it’s more than just another matchup, it’s a meeting between two of the ATP Tour’s most compelling stories of 2025.
Vacherot – Auger-Aliassime: 31.10.2025 14:00 CEST H2H: first meeting Valentin Vacherot has won four of his last five matches. This week in Paris, Vacherot upset Lehecka in the opening round in straight sets within an hour.
Valentin Vacherot defeated his cousin Arthur Rinderknech for the second time in three weeks, claiming a 6-7 (9-11) 6-3 6-4 victory in the second round of the Rolex Paris Masters on Wednesday.
Valentin Vacherot’s rise in the tennis world is picking up pace after another win over his cousin Arthur Rinderknech, this time at the Paris Masters. He won the Shanghai Masters earlier in October, coming through qualifying and defeating Rinderknech in the final to lift his first Masters 1000 title.
Valentin Vacherot grabbed his first win since Shanghai at the 2025 Paris Masters, easing past Jiri Lehecka 6-1, 6-3. The 25-year-old Monegasque then picked up where he left off by beating Lehecka in straight sets to move into the second round in Paris.
Just over two weeks after their final clash at the Rolex Shanghai Masters, cousins Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot meet again at the Rolex Paris Masters.
Novak Djokovic, just like last year, made his final Masters 1000 appearance at the Shanghai Masters to chase his record-extending 41st Master 1000 of his career.
Mensik – Fonseca: 22.10.2025 19:30 CEST H2H: 0-1 Jakub Mensik has won three of his last five matches. This week in Basel, Mensik defeated Bernet in three tight sets in the opening round.
After two days of exciting action, the matches get much more intense and close on Day 3 of the ATP Swiss Indoors Basel. This article features top seed Taylor Fritz, who will take on Shanghai Masters champion Valentin Vacherot.
After some speculation on what Monegasque ATP Shanghai Masters Champion Valentin Vacherot would do with his schedule for the remaining weeks of the 2025 ATP Tour season, the overnight sensation has declared his intentions.
Valentin Vacherot would have faced Jannik Sinner had the latter reached the Shanghai Masters semifinals. But Sinner’s campaign ended in a complete disappointment as cramps forced him to hand the walkover to his third-round opponent, Tallon Griekspoor.
Valentin Vacherot pulled off one of the most unexpected runs in tennis history by winning the Shanghai Masters on Sunday. The Monegasque player became the lowest-ranked winner of an ATP Masters 1000 title after beating his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the final.
In 2024, Jannik Sinner took home six million dollars for winning the Six Kings Slam. The Italian went undefeated, toppling Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz across three matches in Riyadh.
Even the Hollywood scriptwriter would have wondered at Valentin Vacherot‘s fairytale run at the Shanghai Masters, claimed Marion Bartoli, a former WTA World No.7.
Valentin Vacherot scripted history on Sunday (October 12). He came from a set down to beat Arthur Rinderknech, who is also his cousin, with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 scoreline.
Valentin Vacherot completed his astounding run at the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Sunday, defeating cousin Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win his first ATP Tour title and become the lowest-ranked champion of an ATP Masters 1000 event.
Rinderknech – Vacherot: 12.10.2025 10:30 CEST H2H: first meeting Arthur Rinderknech has won six straight matches. Last week in Beijing, Rinderknech lost to de Minaur in the 1/8-Finals in three tight sets.
After Arthur Rinderknech struck the final ace to book his spot in the Shanghai Masters semi-finals, the Frenchman pointed towards his coaching area, where his cousin Valentin Vacherot was seated, to replicate how his cousin had celebrated the previous day after his win over Holger Rune.
A storybook ending is coming to Shanghai on Sunday as cousins Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot meet in a highly improbable final at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.
Valentin Vacherot kicked off October in style, and on Thursday, the World No. 204 etched his name into the history books at the Rolex Shanghai Masters with a stunning comeback win.
“Our family WhatsApp group is buzzing a lot the past few days,” said a jubilant Arthur Rinderknech after etching his name in history books alongside cousin Valentin Vacherot earlier this week in Shanghai.
After 26 years, the 2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters delivered a piece of tennis history on Thursday afternoon. Earlier in the week, World No. 204 Valentin Vacherot punched his ticket to his first-ever ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal after edging out Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in a hard-fought three-set battle.
Sibling pairs have given tennis some of its most magical moments. Whether it was Serena Williams and Venus Williams winning their 14th doubles Grand Slam in 2016 while dominating in singles or the iconic Bryan Brothers chest bumping their way to title after title.