We stepped onto the court with the sole objective of beating each other," says Vacherot after his Shanghai title
This Shanghai Masters 1000 final had a special flavor as it pitted two cousins against each other, Valentin Vacherot and Arthur Rinderknech. Additionally, it was the first final on the main tour for the Monegasque and only the second for the Frenchman.
When asked about this particular context in the press conference, Vacherot responded: "Of course, today was a bit more special, it was a final. In any tournament, playing a final is a bit different.
Arthur, my cousin, was on the other side of the court. That wasn't easy to handle either. But I think we both stepped onto the court with the sole objective of beating each other.
That's what professional tennis players do. He played better than me for a little while. Yes, I'm really happy to have managed to turn the situation around. I probably played my best tennis of the week during the third set of this match.
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