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The cousins – Monegasque Valentin Vacherot and Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech – went all the way to the final and will met in the biggest match of their lives.

They had to get past Djokovic and a resurgent Daniil Medvedev. And they did. It’s a … different sort of final. But also a great story.

Vacherot has now played and won eight matches from the qualifying.

The two met only once – and it was eons ago, in a Futures in France back in 2018 (they’d have been 19 and 23 at the time, with Rindeknech four years older). And he won it 6-2, 6-4.

(Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of EDT)

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Rolex Shanghai Masters
Location: Shanghai, China
Surface: Hard
Category: ATP 1000
Dates: Oct. 1 – 12, 2025
Prize money: $9,193,540
Draws: S96 – D32

Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025
Order of play

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Singles final (4:30 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. EDT)

[Q] Valentin Vacherot (MON) vs Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) H2H

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Doubles final (2 p.m.)

[3] Kevin Krawietz / Tim Puetz (GER) vs Andre Goransson (SWE) / Alex Michelsen (USA)

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