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Shanghai Masters final between two tennis cousins sees Valentin Vacherot beat Arthur Rinderknech – The Athletic
Amid the romance of two cousins having the best weeks of their tennis careers facing each other in a Shanghai Masters final sprinkled with impossible stardust, the relentlessness of a tournament defined by physical exertion and fatigue triumphed overall.
Valentin Vacherot, who started the tournament as world No. 204 and ends it as world No. 40, beat Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win just under $1,125,000 (£842,800), almost double his prize money for his career. Vacherot, 26, came from a set down for the sixth time in nine matches, as Rinderknech, 30, who said he felt “done” after losing the first set of his semifinal against Daniil Medvedev, saw his energy fade down the stretch.
Valentin Vacherot defeats Novak Djokovic and then his own cousin to win Shanghai Masters
Of all the runs that Valentin Vacherot could have embarked upon to win his first ever major tennis tournament, this was surely the most unlikely.
The world No. 204 had to navigate qualifying to even appear at the Shanghai Masters, then defeat four players all seeded far above him before stunning world No. 11 Holger Rune in the quarterfinals.
Next was the small matter of Novak Djokovic in the semifinals whom he promptly defeated 6-3, 6-4. And that secured his place in the final where, remarkably, he faced his cousin Arthur Rinderknech who had upset Daniil Medvedev in the other semifinal.
There, the 26-year-old defeated his cousin 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to become the lowest ranked player ever to win an ATP Masters 1000 title, capping a fairytale tournament for him, and his family.
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