Facing Frances player Tiafoe in the 3rd round of the US Open, Valentin Vacherot recounts his return after an two difficult months: “I was kind of forgotten.”
Nursing a left foot leg injury, Monaco’s Valentin Vacherot has slowed the blistering pace he’s maintained for the past years of playing. But he’s back, facing Frances Tiafoe in a thrilling third-round match at the US Open tournament.
Valentin Vacherot’s incredible rise, from almost nowhere to a top-20 player after a title in Shanghai and a semi-final match appearance on home soil at the Monte-Carlo Country Club, has just suffered a slight setback with a stress fracture injury in his left foot, accompanied by bone edema and pain that began to appear at the end of the Madrid tournament games. After two difficult months and missing the grass-court season, he’s back in his trademark pattern of fiery attacking tennis with infectious intensity, having dropped a little point in the rankings (23rd) but not in the rounds.
