Overview
- The ninth seed defeated wildcard Valentin Vacherot 6-2, 6-2, halting the Shanghai champion’s 10-match Masters winning streak.
- He will face either Alex de Minaur or Alexander Bublik for a place in just the second Masters 1000 final of his career.
- Earlier in Paris he came through three straight three-set matches, including a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Daniel Altmaier with 87% of first‑serve points won.
- He began the week ninth in the Race to Turin, about 290 points behind eighth-placed Musetti, who is already out of Paris, and a run to the final would secure qualification.
- Vacherot’s breakout season continues despite the loss, with the Monaco player set to enter the world’s top 30 after his Shanghai title and Paris quarterfinal run.