Overview

• Vacherot beat his cousin Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to take the Shanghai title in an unprecedented all‑cousins final.
• Entering as an alternate in qualifying, he defeated Alexander Bublik, Holger Rune and Novak Djokovic, ousting the Serb 6-3, 6-4 after multiple medical timeouts.
• The victory makes him Monaco’s first Masters 1000 champion and lifts his ranking from No. 204 to a projected No. 40.
• His winner’s purse of about $1.124 million exceeds his prior career earnings of roughly $594,000.
• Rinderknech suffered cramps and briefly fainted during the ceremony as the tournament’s heat and humidity fueled fresh concerns over player welfare.