Caroline Wozniacki didn't agree with John Isner's take that Valentin Vacherot's Shanghai Masters victory was extra spectacular than Emma Raducanu's 2021 US Open win.
In late September and early October, Vacherot was ranked at No. 204 and solely made the Shanghai qualifying draw as an alternate. The remaining is an absolute fairytale because the Monegasque went on to win two qualifying matches and 7 extra in the primary draw to turn out to be a Masters champion. En path to profitable the Chinese language Masters occasion, the 27-year-old defeated in the primary draw Laslo Djere, Alexander Bublik, Tomas Machac, Tallon Griekspoor, Holger Rune, Novak Djokovic and Arthur Rinderknech. By doing so, the 26-year-old turned the bottom ranked Masters champion in tennis historical past.
In 2021, Raducanu turned the first-ever male or feminine participant to win a Grand Slam as a qualifier. That yr, the Briton received 10 matches – all in straight units – en path to lifting the US Open title.
“I feel it’s extra spectacular, sure. (For Raducanu) it’s a much bigger story as a result of it’s the US Open, however I feel that is extra inconceivable than what she did," Isner mentioned on the Nothing Main Present after Vacherot's Shanghai triumph.
Wozniacki's response to Isner's Vacherot-Raducanu take: No…
Throughout her visitor look on the podcast, Wozniacki introduced up Isner's take. The American responded by stating that he was "standing by" his assertion. The Danish tennis participant immediately made it clear how she felt about that by dropping a agency "No."
Isner argued that Vacherot had just one main-level at 26 years outdated previous to his Shanghai run.
“Regardless of the way you slice and cube it. That’s higher than profitable a 1000… Whenever you simply speak in regards to the outcome, the tip outcome, i believe profitable the US Open is best than profitable a 1000 Shanghai,” 2018 Australian Open champion Wozniacki acknowledged.
Caroline Wozniacki confronts John Isner over him stating Vacherot’s Shanghai win was extra spectacular than Raducanu’s USO win. pic.twitter.com/TUQvVbphzF
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