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Valentin Vacherot's coach, Benjamin Balleret, who is also his half-brother, says the qualifier's run to the Shanghai Masters final is a "fairytale".
Previously, Vacherot had only played in the main draw of the Monte-Carlo Masters, his home tournament, and he'd entered some qualifying rounds at the Masters 1000 events, but he'd never gotten this far.
Balleret said: "Actually, he played Madrid, he played Miami in the quallies. He still had the experience. But, yeah, I mean, it's an achievement. I would say it's a fairytale.
"He makes history for him, for Monaco. He's the first player from Monaco in the top 100 actually already, of course, being in the semifinals, in the final.
"I mean, actually, I have no words. I don't know what to say about it. It's like, as I say, it's not even unexpected, it's like kind of impossible. And he's doing it. Val is just unbelievable this week. I mean, as I say, all the credit goes to Val. It's unbelievable."