I was able to get in touch with players I used to watch on television," Vacherot discusses his new daily life

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Clément Gehl

le 30/10/2025 à 14h09

1 min to read

Paris Vacherot

Valentin Vacherot is still on cloud nine. After winning the Shanghai Masters 1000, the Monegasque player has now qualified for the quarter-finals of the Rolex Paris Masters.

In a press conference following his victory against Cameron Norrie, he discussed his progress and the changes in his daily life.

"Well, it's an opportunity for me, I was able to get in touch with players I always used to watch on television, and now I see them in the locker rooms, during warm-ups, during training sessions.

Everything is positive. I love watching them and learning from them. I still have a lot to learn, obviously. Many players congratulated me on my victory in Shanghai.

It's fantastic. But I have so much to learn from them. And the fact that I am now participating in the main tour and learning from everything, it's fantastic.

Before I got injured, I was ranked 110th. I had a lot of points to defend, so I dropped in the rankings. I didn't reach many semi-finals and finals, but I still believe in it today.

What was abnormal was rather being ranked 204th. I knew I could play better. I didn't really think about it. I knew my level was closer to the Top 100, and that I could break into the Top 50 rather than being ranked 200th.