Ranked No. 204, Vacherot stunned the tennis world by winning the 2025 Shanghai Masters, creating a record no one has achieved before
In the semi-finals, Vacherot defeated World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets, marking one of the biggest upsets of 2025
Vacherot beat his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in a three-set battle, coming back from a set down to claim the title 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
At No. 203, he became the lowest-ranked player in history to win a Masters 1000 event, breaking all previous records
Vacherot is the first player to win the Shanghai Masters after coming through qualifiers and only the third in Masters history to win a title this way
At 26, Vacherot joins the elite group of players who won their first ATP 1000 title as qualifiers, etching his name in tennis history