PARIS (AP)—Felix Auger-Aliassime ended Valentin Vacherot's impressive run at the Paris Masters on Friday with a 6-2, 6-2 win in the quarterfinals.
Vacherot had won his previous 10 Masters matches—highlighted when he defeated his cousin Arthur Rinderknech to win his first title in Shanghai earlier this month—but Auger-Aliassime proved too strong for the Monegasque player as he advanced to his fourth Masters semifinal.
"I tried to keep these good bearings for this match. I tried to focus on my own game, and this is what I did," Auger-Aliassime said in the French-language portion of his press conference. "Everything that was in my control I actually could roll out, and sometimes I had good ideas and I managed to implement that."
🖥️📲 The Match In 15 Minutes: Auger-Aliassime vs. Vacherot, Paris Masters