Valentin Vacherot continues to impress: he is in the quarters in Paris

After a resounding victory in the Shanghai Masters 1000, Valentin Vacherot’s magical moment in the Paris Masters 1000 continues.

The 26-year-old Monegasque was the first to qualify for the quarterfinals of the last 1000 of the year, on the indoor concrete courts of the Defense Arena.

After again beating his cousin, France’s Arthur Rinderknech, 6-7 6-3 6-4 in an encore of the Chinese tournament final , he also eliminated in two sets with a score of 7-6 6-4 Britishb Cameron Norrie, who starred in the round of 16 in a surprise victory over world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz.

Vacherot, who p climbed to No. 40, will now face for a place in the semifinals Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime, who got the better of German Daniel Altmaier 3-6 6-3 6-2 and is battling Lorenzo Musetti for a place at the ATP Finals in Turin.