Overview

• World No. 204 Valentin Vacherot beat Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 to reach his first Masters 1000 final, with the Serbian appearing physically hampered and taking medical timeouts.
• Arthur Rinderknech defeated Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 to make his first Masters 1000 final after earlier wins over Alexander Zverev, Jiri Lehecka and Félix Auger‑Aliassime.
• Vacherot becomes the lowest‑ranked Masters 1000 finalist and the first player representing Monaco to reach an ATP singles final after starting the week as an alternate to qualifying.
• Both players lock in career highs in the next rankings, with Rinderknech moving into the top 30 and Vacherot climbing at least into the top 60.
• The cousins will play for the title on Sunday morning in Shanghai, with the final scheduled for around 10:30 a.m. local time.