Valentin Vacherot scripted history at the Shanghai Masters, where, to the surprise of the tennis world, he knocked out five seeded players en route to the title. In the final, his opponent was none other than his cousin Arthur Rinderknech , against whom he came from a set down to win the title.

The five seeded players that the then No.204-ranked defeated were: Alexander Bublik , Tomas Machac , Tallon Griekspoor , Holger Rune , and the tournament’s most successful player, Novak Djokovic . Before this tournament, he had never reached the third round of a Masters 1000 event.

What’s more impressive about the win, as per former player Andy Roddick , was how physically well prepared Vacherot was. The 2003 US Open champion pointed out that the extreme hot and humid cond

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