The magical championship run of Valentin Vacherot at the ATP Shanghai Masters 1000 is one of the biggest stories in tennis this decade. The qualifier was world #204 when he entered the field, and after becoming the lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 Champion in history , he exits as the world #40.

A Magical Week at ATP Shanghai

Valentin Vachero t was considered a rising player on the ATP Challenger Tour . He peaked at #110 after posting a 24–5 record last season, before injuries pushed his ranking outside the top 200 and forced him back into qualifying. In Shanghai, he began his week as a survivor. Twice he recovered from a set down in the qualifying rounds, then needed three sets to upset Alexander Bublik in the second round. The story repeated against both Tallon Griekspoor and Holger

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