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cameron nori‘S paris masters The campaign ended abruptly on Thursday as he became the latest player to lose to in-form Valentin Vacherot.
nori Defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the second roundHailing it as “the biggest win of my career”, the win marked the first time he had defeated a world No. 1 player.
But he could not maintain his valor in the three-set clash and lost to Wecherot 7-6(4) 6-4. The Monegasque is making his Paris main draw debut and will now face US Open semi-finalists and ninth seeds Felix Auger-Aliassime or Daniel Altmayer in the semi-finals.
Nori won four points more overall than Wachrot, but could not take any of his five break point opportunities, while his opponent only took one that came his way – and that proved enough to book a place in the last four.
“It was a really big performance,” Wachrott said. “I’m happy with how I handled the hot moments. Everything is falling into place now. It’s been many years of work – pure work.”
Nori lost only two points on serve in the first set but missed his only chance to break, while more break point opportunities came and went at 2–2 in the second set. He was broken in the next game and could not restore parity despite two more chances to go up 4–4, with Wachtrot enjoying the support of a partisan crowd as he cruised to victory.
The win capped a fairytale season for the 26-year-old He sent off his cousin Arthur Rinderknecht In the previous round – the same man he defeated to win his first ATP title at a Masters 1000 event shanghai Last month.
Vacherot becomes lowest-ranked Masters champion in history With that great breakout run.
The Monegasque has risen from 204th at the beginning of September to 40th in the world rankings when she won the title in Shanghai earlier this week, and has now won ten of her 12 meetings with top-50 players this season.
He was close to the top 100 last summer, but a shoulder injury sidelined him for much of the second half of the year, resulting in his ranking falling.
Vacherot received a wildcard for the Paris Masters after winning Shanghai, which he had originally entered as an alternate, and only after several players withdrew did he receive a place in the qualifying draw.
Despite the defeat, the second half of the season has been positive for Norrie. The Briton was ranked as low as 91st in the world in May, but has now climbed back to 31st and is set to be seeded for the Australian Open.