The first Monegasque player to reach a tour-level quarter-final in history, the qualifier Vacherot ousted Tallon Griekspoor<\/a> 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-4 after a topsy-turvy, two-hour, 22-minute battle that ended 10 minutes shy of 1 a.m. <\/p>\n \u201cIt means everything,\u201d said Vacherot in disbelief. \u201cI don\u2019t think I could really realise what I was doing this whole week and it kind of all hit me when I just won this match. I was just happy this whole week, but not through the roof and this one is unbelievable. <\/p>\n \u201cSo much emotion just thinking of the tough times I had last year, even this year. Just to share that with my coach, brother, my girlfriend \u2014 it\u2019s unbelievable and I\u2019m having one of the best times in my life right now.\u201d<\/p>\n Vacherot entered the week at World No. 204, with just one career win at an ATP Tour event, having reached the second round of his home tournament, this year’s Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters<\/a>. Thanks to his Shanghai run, Vacherot has skyrocketed to No. 130 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings. The 26-year-old, who hammered 40 winners against Griekspoor, is the lowest-ranked quarter-finalist in Shanghai history. <\/p>\n \u201cThis is 100 per cent the reward, being on the bench six months last year [due to injury],\u201d said Vacherot, who has ousted three seeded players consecutively: 14th seed Alexander Bublik<\/a>, 20th seed Tomas Machac<\/a> and 27th seed Griekspoor.<\/p>\n \u201cThankfully, I was able to play free since January. That was unbelievable. I had a nasty fall at Wimbledon<\/a> in the [qualifying] first round, I was a few points from victory. I\u2019m not going to lie, I thought I was going to be out a couple of months again. It was just a few weeks. Now this is the reward for everything I went through.\u201d<\/p>\n \nVacherot will next meet 10th seed Holger Rune<\/a>. When asked about his upcoming match, Vacherot said: \u201cI don\u2019t even know who I\u2019m playing, I don\u2019t look at the draw.\u201d<\/p>\n Vacherot’s cousin, Arthur Rinderknech<\/a>, is also still alive in the tournament. The Frenchman, who upset Alexander Zverev<\/a> on Monday, will next face 15th seed Jiri Lehecka<\/a> on Wednesday. Vacherot and Rinderknech both attended Texas A&M University, where they shared two seasons together (2016, 2017).<\/p>\n![\"It](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759906511_508_it-all-adds-up-banner.jpg\"\/)
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