Valentin Vacherot's Historic Run in Monaco
Valentin Vacherot's half-brother and coach, Benjamin Balleret, has guided him to a historic run at the 2025 Shanghai Masters.
Vacherot has become the first Monegasque player to reach the quarter-final and semi-final of an ATP Masters 1000, and has now reached the final.
He achieved this by beating 10th seed Holger Rune and all-time great Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4.
Before the Shanghai Masters, Vacherot had limited success, peaking at No 110 in the ATP Rankings and appearing only once in a Grand Slam at the 2024 French Open.
His success story is a fairytale run.
Author's summary: Valentin Vacherot reaches historic final.