Match Report
Vacherot shocks Musetti in Monte-Carlo, makes Monegasque history
27-year-old saved a set level in first set
April 08, 2026
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Valentin Vacherot defeats Lorenzo Musetti in straight units Wednesday in Monte-Carlo.
By ATP Staff
Valentin Vacherot is aware of a factor or two about particular victories. The Monegasque notched one other one — this time in entrance of his residence crowd — by upsetting fourth seed Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(6), 7-5 on Wednesday on the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.
With the triumph, Vacherot turned the primary Monegasque since his coach and half-brother, Benjamin Balleret, to achieve the third spherical in The Principality. It was his second Top 5 win after his semi-final victory in opposition to Novak Djokovic en path to his shock Rolex Shanghai Masters title triumph in October.
“The emotions went [up and] down a bit,” Vacherot mentioned. “If someone told me that my first Top 5 win, second after Shanghai, will be here on a night session on the centre court I have been hitting on since I was six years old, it’s nothing, nothing can be done.”
Balleret superior to the third spherical on the ATP Masters 1000 occasion in 2006 when he fell to then-World No. 1 Roger Federer, 3-6, 2-6. Vacherot will purpose to go one higher when he faces Hubert Hurkacz on Thursday, with a spot in the quarter-finals at stake.
“This is where I learned how to play tennis,” he mentioned. “I needed a set and a half to get on it in the first round. Now my clay court game is back and I am ready to roll.”
Vacherot, who had just one ATP Tour win when he entered Shanghai final 12 months, has now reached the Round of 16 in 4 of the previous 5 ATP Masters 1000 occasions he has performed. The 27-year-old went on to say a dream title in Shanghai because the World No. 204 to turn out to be the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 champion in history. Vacherot now holds a 16-6 document at Masters 1000 occasions, in line with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
In his maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head conflict with the 2025 finalist Musetti, Vacherot rode residence assist and thrived in essential moments. The 27-year-old saved a set level in the first-set tie-break to edge forward, then, regardless of dropping serve whereas attempting to shut the match at 5-4 in the second set, responded instantly with a break of his personal earlier than sealing the victory in two hours and 9 minutes.
Overall, Vacherot saved three of the 5 break factors he confronted, in line with Infosys ATP Stats, and completed having gained 65 per cent (15/23) of factors on the internet. After his upset win, the Monegasque is as much as No. 23 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings.
