All hail Valentin Vacherot! Beginning the Rolex Shanghai Masters as a qualifying alternate, Vacherot became the first player from Monaco in the Open Era to win an ATP title Sunday by coming out on top of a family affair.

TENNIS – Monaco’s world number 204 Valentin Vacherot completed a fairytale run at the Shanghai Masters yesterday, rallying from a set down to defeat his cousin, Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the final and secure his first ATP title.

26-year-old Valentin Vacherot created history at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday by becoming the lowest-ranked player to triumph at an ATP Masters 1000 event and first-ever player from Monaco to win an ATP singles title.

Vacherot and Djokovic exchanged early breaks before settling into the contest. The Serbian, who entered the court with tape on his upper left leg and right shoulder, called for the physio midway through the set. He took a small slip in the seventh game and was treated on his backside after Vacherot held.

After today's loss, Djokovic falls to 35-11 on the season with just one title. Despite not playing at his extremely high level, the Serbian superstar is still the ATP World No. 5 and will qualify for the ATP Finals next month in Turin, Italy.

Overview Valentin Vacherot produced one of the biggest upsets of all time, as he beat Novak Djokovic in the Shanghai Open 2025 Semifinals 6-3, 6-4 in the straight sets The World No.204 became the lowest-ranked player to enter the final of an ATP 1000 Masters The players who were lesser ranked than him to enter the ATP 1000 Masters finals before him were Andrei Pavel,