The stage was set for Valentine Vacherot to script yet another fairytale ending. Coming to the quarter-finals of the Rolex Paris Masters, Vacherot was brimming with confidence. And why not? After all, he was on a dream run, winning the last 10 of his ATP Masters 1000 matches. In one of the most shocking turns of events, Vacherot won the Shanghai finals. With it, he became the lowest-ranked player to have ever won an ATP 1000 Masters title. And he continued his dream run in Paris, too.

The Monegasque breezed through the initial rounds to storm into the quarter-finals. And looking at how the 26-year-old was dominating his opponents, many anticipated that a semi-final berth was there for the taking. However, on the flip side stood Felix Auger-Aliassime. Interestingly, Auger-Aliassime was alr

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