Vacherot gives up her crown in Shanghai and plummets in the ranking

Tommy Paul has comfortably defeated Valentin Vacherot in the third round of the ATP Shanghai, which means the early elimination of the reigning champion with a score of 6-4 6-2 in 1 hour and 24 minutes. This defeat will have devastating consequences for the Monegasque player in the ATP ranking, as he will drop beyond the top 30 when he was very close to the top 10 just a few days ago.

The match had little mystery, as Paul was comfortable at all times from the baseline and read Vacherot's serves perfectly, whose level was far below that shown last year. In the first set, Tommy broke Valentin's serve twice, who managed to recover one break but ended up losing the set. In the second, it was more of the same, except this time the player from Monaco didn't even have break opportunities, which led to a rather lopsided score.

Vacherot, from touching the top 10 to dropping out of the top 30

A year ago, Vacherot made a name for himself by making a giant leap in his career after winning his first Masters 1000, establishing himself at the top of the rankings and achieving other good results that have made his fall not as dramatic. Despite dropping to the 32nd spot in the world, he will still be able to be seeded in major tournaments, so his results in the coming weeks will be key to staying in the top part of the rankings and not continue to plummet.

In theory, the indoor hard court European tour perfectly suits his style of play, so his mission will be to reach the final rounds of the last tournaments of the year to come back strong in 2027 at the Australian Open.

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