Day twelve on the 2025 Shanghai Rolex Masters produced probably the most extraordinary finishes in Masters 1000 historical past as qualifier Valentin Vacherot accomplished his fairytale run by defeating cousin Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to seize his maiden ATP title.
From qualifying rounds to holding the trophy aloft, Vacherot’s week has been nothing in need of miraculous. Ranked outdoors the highest 200 in the beginning of the match, the 26-year-old Monegasque turns into the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 winner in historical past, and solely the third qualifier ever to carry a trophy at this degree.
After dropping the opening set, Vacherot as soon as once more showcased his resilience, following the identical sample that outlined his run by way of the draw by turning the match round with exact, aggressive baseline play and near-flawless serving beneath stress.
In a 12 months dominated by Sinner and Alcaraz, Shanghai produced a once-in-a-generation story: a qualifier-turned-champion, and a Masters last contested between cousins that many informal tennis followers had not even heard of two weeks in the past.
Day Twelve Shanghai Masters 2025 Ultimate Outcome
Winner
Loser
Scoreline
Valentin Vacherot (Q)
Arthur Rinderknech
4-6 6-3 6-3
Fast Match Recap
Qualifier Valentin Vacherot accomplished a historic fairytale on the 2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters, rallying previous his cousin Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in a 2-hour, 11-minute last.
Within the course of, Vacherot has gained his maiden ATP Tour title and turn out to be the lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 champion in historical past
He additionally turned the third qualifier to win a Masters 1000 title (becoming a member of Roberto Carretero, Hamburg 1996, and Albert Portas, Hamburg 2001) and the fifth man to say his maiden tour-level title at this degree.
Maybe it’s the truth that they’re associated, however each males have a really comparable fashion of tennis; they serve equally, have comparable bodily builds, and their groundstrokes additionally resemble one another.
Rinderknech dominated the opener with 12 winners and simply two unforced errors, breaking within the third sport with early-ball aggression.
You’d suppose that may wobble Vacherot, however he has been down a set six occasions in Shanghai and he shifted momentum within the second, preserving Rinderknech deep and dictating with first-strike groundstrokes.
When it got here to the one-set shootout for the title, Vacherot delivered, creating 12 break factors within the third and making simply two enforced errors to get it finished.
His win caps every week wherein he recorded victories over Laslo Djere, Alexander Bublik, Tomas Machac, Tallon Griekspoor, Holger Rune, and Novak Djokovic. He’s as much as fortieth within the rankings (from 204) and has doubled his profession prize cash with $1,124,380 added onto the $594,077 he’d beforehand earned since 2015.
Match Stats
Arthur Rinderknech
Valentin Vacherot
Winners
13
12
Unforced Errors
11
9
Aces
11
8
Double Faults
1
1
1st Serve %
71% (63/89)
68% (49/72)
1st Serve Factors Gained
68% (43/63)
78% (38/49)
2nd Serve Factors Gained
56% (14/25)
74% (17/23)
Break Factors Saved
79% (11/14)
0% (0/1)
Service Video games
79% (11/14)
93% (13/14)
1st Return Factors Gained
22% (11/49)
32% (20/63)
2nd Return Factors Gained
26% (6/23)
44% (11/25)
Break Factors Gained
100% (1/1)
21% (3/14)
Return Video games
7% (1/14)
21% (3/14)
Strain Factors
80% (12/15)
20% (3/15)
Service Factors
64% (57/89)
76% (55/72)
Return Factors
24% (17/72)
36% (32/89)
Web Factors
95% (18/19)
85% (11/13)
Complete Factors
46% (74/161)
54% (87/161)
Match Factors Saved
1
0
Max Factors in A Row
5
8
Complete Video games
43% (12/28)
57% (16/28)
Max Video games in A Row
3
5
