Just two days after his historic victory at the Shanghai Masters 1000, Monaco’s tennis star Valentin Vacherot returned home to a triumphant reception on Tuesday at the Monte-Carlo Country Club.
The 26-year-old athlete, who became the first Monegasque in history to win a title on the ATP Tour in the Open Era, was warmly greeted by Prince Albert II and Mélanie-Antoinette de Massy, President of both the Monte-Carlo Country Club and the Fédération Monégasque de Tennis.
Club members and staff gathered to applaud Vacherot’s incredible achievement — a Masters 1000 title that came after a dream run in Shanghai, where he defeated tennis legend Novak Djokovic and then his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the final.
The emotional ceremony marked a proud personal moment for Vacherot as well as a symbolic celebration of Monaco’s growing presence on the international sporting stage. The Principality was recently named World Capital of Sport 2025, and Vacherot’s win is being hailed as a landmark moment in its athletic history.
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Main photo credit: Michaël Alesi, Prince’s Palace