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Vacherot loses with 136, and his ranking could plummet after the Shanghai tournament

Diego Jiménez Rubio - 26 Sep 2026
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Valentin Vacherot loses in Chengdu. Photo: gettyimages

Valentin Vacherot counts down the days until he returns to the tournament that changed his life last year, and the start of the Asian tour does not bode well for the Monegasque. With 2,250 points in his ATP ranking and positioned at 18th, Vacherot is aware that if he does not deliver a great performance at the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 2026, he may plummet in the standings. 

The start of the Asian tour has been anything but encouraging for Vacherot, who, despite being the top seed at the ATP 250 Chengdu 2026, was eliminated much earlier than expected. He was defeated by Lloyd Harris, the current world number 136, who won 6-4 7-6 (5), turning the Chinese tournament upside down.

 

This serves as a big warning to the Monegasque, who knows he needs to do something significant in Shanghai if he does not want to drop out of the top-50 and see all the privileges acquired from his achievement last year in the Chinese event dissipate. Injuries have hindered part of this year for a Vacherot who has not had many outstanding performances, but neither defeats as unexpected as this one in Chengdu.

He may be starting to feel the logical pressure of being very close to facing a turning point in his professional career. Additionally, this defeat means that only three seeds remain in the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 Chengdu 2026 : Hurkacz, Shapovalov, and Davidovich. The battle for the title promises to be exciting.

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