Overview

• The qualifier defeated four-time Shanghai champion Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4, with the Serb taking multiple medical timeouts and showing clear physical discomfort.
• Arthur Rinderknech, ranked 54th, rallied past Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 to set up a rare cousin-versus-cousin final on Sunday.
• Vacherot won 78% of points behind his first serve and hit 23 winners to Djokovic’s nine in a composed, 1-hour-40-minute display.
• Having entered as an alternate in qualifying, the 26-year-old has secured a first career Top 100 ranking and is projected to rise near No. 58 live.
• Djokovic praised Vacherot as the better player on the day and declined to discuss his health after a week of heat, humidity and on-court treatment.