US EditionTearful Family Moment as World No 204 Beats Cousin to Win Historic Shanghai Masters Title
Valentin Vacherot became the lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 champion after defeating his cousin, while Arthur Rinderknech collapsed from cramps during the trophy ceremony.
- On Sunday, Valentin Vacherot defeated his cousin Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters, while Rinderknech appeared troubled by heavy cramps during the trophy ceremony.
- Vacherot's path included entering as a qualifier and alternate, then defeating Novak Djokovic, 24-time major singles champion, while Rinderknech reached the final after beating Daniil Medvedev, 2021 U.S. Open champion.
- Valentin Vacherot became the lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 winner, earning $US1,124,380, while Arthur Rinderknech reflected, `In the best dreams, we couldn't have dreamt about this, so I can't even say it's a dream, because I don't think even one person in our family dreamt about it...`, Rinderknech said.
- Vacherot will rise in the rankings on Monday, shooting inside the Top 50 near 40, while Rinderknech will climb to a career-best ranking of at least 37.
- The final stood out as one of the tournament's unlikeliest endings, being only the third Masters 1000 final with two unseeded players, and the cousins embraced at the net.
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By Issy Ronald, CNN Of all the runs Valentin Vacherot could have undertaken to win his first major tennis tournament, this was arguably the most unlikely. The world No. 204 had to navigate qualifying to even reach the Shanghai Masters, then defeat four players, all seeded far above him, before shocking world No. 11 Holger Rune in the quarterfinals. Then came the brief challenge of Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, whom he swiftly dispatched 6-3,…
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