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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Braidwood

SHOCKING: Alexander bublik calls valentin vacherot s shanghai title a failure by atp players - What They Never Told You

World No 16 Alexander Bublik has said Valentin Vacherot’s surprise run to the Shanghai Masters title was a collective failure for the rest of ATP Tour and a missed opportunity to win a big tournament in the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

Vacherot became the lowest-ranked Masters champion of all time when the World No 204 went from being an alternate to qualifying to winning his first ATP Tour title, where the 26-year-old Monegasque defeated his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the final.

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