It's pretty crazy to say, but even this summer I had this tournament in mind," reveals Vacherot

In a press conference after his title in Shanghai, Valentin Vacherot reveals that his goal for the end of the 2025 season was to break into the Top 100. He also revealed something surprising about the Shanghai Masters 1000.

He states: "I don't even know what my ranking will be now. 40? Amazing. (Laughs). As I said, I still had the small goal before coming here to be in the Top 100 before the end of the season.

So I knew it was going to take a lot of effort, because we know how difficult it is to win even just one Challenger. So I knew that if I wanted to be in the Top 100 before the end of the season, I had to win several.

It's pretty crazy to say, but even this summer, I had this tournament in mind. I knew it was the biggest tournament before the end of the season that I would have the chance to participate in, with now the big draws in the qualifiers.

I knew I had a chance to participate, and that if I wanted to achieve my goal of being in the Top 100, I had to perform well here. I didn't know that this is what I was going to do here, but it's incredible.