Vacherot and Rinderknech will play the Australian Open in doubles together
After their shared journey to the final in Shanghai, Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot are preparing to live a new adventure together. In 2026, they will play the Australian Open together.
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The two cousins Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot wrote a beautiful story in 2025, notably thanks to their final played in Shanghai. In 2026, the two players will be on a tennis court together again, but this time on the same side of the net, as they will play doubles.
This will be the 4th time they play together, as they have already played doubles in Monte-Carlo in 2025 and 2024, as well as during a Future tournament in Tunisia in 2017.
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