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World No. 204 Valentin Vacherot Wins Shanghai Masters in All-Cousins Final

The Monegasque qualifier’s victory over cousin Arthur Rinderknech makes him the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 champion.

Overview

  • Vacherot defeated Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to capture the Shanghai Masters 1000 title, his ninth straight win from qualifying.
  • He becomes the first player representing Monaco to win an ATP title and will rise to No. 40 in the next ATP rankings.
  • Rinderknech reached his first Masters 1000 final after a three-set win over Daniil Medvedev and will climb to No. 28.
  • The family showdown followed Vacherot’s straight-sets semi-final win over Novak Djokovic, who required a medical timeout.
  • Vacherot, ranked 204 at the tournament’s start, is now the lowest-ranked champion of a Masters 1000 event since the series began in 1990.