Who could have imagined, a year ago, the crazy trajectory taken by Valentin Vacherot. Invited last year to the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo when he was only 259th player in the world, the Monegasque qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament this Friday. From his tournament. Arthur Rinderknech’s cousin beat Alex de Minaur after a closely fought match.
It took three sets (6-4, 3-6, 6-4) for Vacherot to eliminate the Australian, who hung on until the end. Trailing 0-40 to 4-3 in the last round, Vacherot found his first ball (220 km/h) to save four break points at the end of a rally of 27 rallies and propel himself into the semi-final.
A crazy climb
After eliminating Lorenzo Musetti or Hubert Hubert Hurkacz, a completely different challenge awaits Vacherot in the semi-final on Saturday, since he will face world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz.
“If someone had told me a year ago that I would beat a top 5 player on clay on my center court, I would not have believed it,” said Valentin Vacherot after beating the Italian. Now certain to appear in the top 20 on Monday, the Monegasque continues his crazy rise, which began with his victory at the Masters 1000 in Shanghai last fall.
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