Vacherot through to Paris Masters quarter-finals after win over Norrie as Bublik, Shelton and Sinner cruise

There seems to be no stopping Valentin Vacherot, who reached another Masters quarterfinal by beating Cameron Norrie 7-6 (4), 6-4 in Paris on Thursday.

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Already this month, Vacherot made a stunning run from the qualifiers to win the Shanghai Masters for his first career title. He downed 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals and beat his own cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the final.

"I never expected it," Vacherot said. "Good thing that I keep going here, maybe enjoying the matches even more than in Shanghai."

The 40th-ranked Vacherot, who is from Monaco, beat Rinderknech again in the second round here in Paris, setting up a match against Norrie after the British player eliminated top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz.

Vacherot had five aces and saved all five break points against Norrie, who dropped serve once.

Vacherot next faces ninth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime.

SHELTON BEATS RUBLEV: American fifth seed Ben Shelton beat Russia’s Andrey Rublev 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 to book his spot in the quarterfinals.

Shelton edged a tight opening set against 12th seed Rublev after nearly an hour on court.