Join the Miguel Delaney team: Inside Football Join the Miguel Delaney Inside newsletter to get exclusive access and unparalleled insight. Football NewsletterJoin the Miguel Delaney inside Football newsletterCameron Norrie’s Paris Masters campaign came to an abrupt end on Thursday as he became the latest to fall to the in-form Valentin Vacherot.Norrie saw off Carlos Alcaraz in the second round, hailing it as “the biggest win of my career”It was the first time that he ever beat a world number 1. He could not match his heroics in that three-set battle, and lost to Vacherot 7-6(4) 6-4. Monegasque Felix Auger Aliassime or Daniel Altmaier will be his quarter-final opponents. Norrie, who won four points more than Vacherot in total, could not convert any of his five breaks-point opportunities. However his opponent did and he booked a place in the last 8. “It was a really big performance,” Vacherot said. “I’m happy with how I handled the hot moments. Everything is clicking now. It’s the work of many years – pure work.”Norrie only dropped two points in the first game, but he missed his one chance to break. In the second set at 2-2 there were more break point chances. In the next game he lost the match and could not recover parity, despite two other chances to break. Vacherot was able to storm to victory as the crowd cheered him on. Vacherot, 26, has had a remarkable season. He beat his cousin Arthur Rinderknech to win the Masters 1000 in Shanghai last week. Vacherot is the lowest-ranked Masters winner in history. Open image in galleryVacherot makes his Paris main draw debut (Getty Images). The Monegasque is now 40th in the world rankings after rocketing up from 204th when he won the title in Shanghai at the beginning of September. He was just on the cusp of being in the top 100 when he suffered a shoulder injury that kept him out of action for the second half last year. As a result, his ranking fell. Vacherot was given a wildcard for the Paris Masters when he won Shanghai. He had entered the tournament as an alternate and received a qualifying place only after several other players dropped out. Norrie’s second half has been positive despite her loss. Norrie was as low as 91st on the world rankings in May, but is now up to 31st. He has a chance of being seeded for the Australian Open.
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Cameron Norrie fails to back up stunning win over Carlos Alcaraz with defeat to Valentin Vacherot
