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Shanghai champion Valentin Vacherot will play his cousin Arthur Rinderknecht for the second consecutive time after reaching the second round. paris masters,
Earlier this month, Vacherot had a stellar run to the Shanghai title and a victory over his cousin Rinderknecht in the final of the ATP Masters tournament. Became one of the stories of the season And the sequel will be made in the French capital soon after.
Wecherot and Rinderknecht both received wildcards for the Paris Masters after surprise performances in the Shanghai final, and were drawn next to each other in the draw. Frenchman Rinderknecht beat Fabian Maroszán 7-6, 7-6 on Monday, before Vacherot beat 14th-seeded Jiri Lehka 6-1, 6-3 on Tuesday to set up an all-Cousins rematch. To add to the drama, the winner of Vacherot and Rinderknecht’s second meeting could face world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in the third round if the top seed beats Cameron Norrie this evening.
The 26-year-old Monegasque Vacherot, ranked 204th in the world, became the lowest-ranked Masters champion in history when he entered qualifying, beating several top players including Holger Rune and Novak Djokovic to win his first Tour title.
Afterwards, Wacheroot and Rinderknecht shared an emotional embrace, with both players struggling during the awards ceremony as they praised each other and recalled playing against each other as children.
Vacherot achieved a new ranking of 40th in the world, but suffered a hard-fought three-set first round defeat against world number four Taylor Fritz in Basel in his first match since Shanghai. The American player came from behind and ended Vacherot’s winning streak 4-6, 7-6, 7-5. Vacherot is making his main draw debut in Paris.
The 30-year-old Rinderknecht also achieved a new career-high ranking of 27th in the world after reaching his first Masters final, defeating world No. 3 Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev en route to the final.