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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tumaini Carayol

World No 204 Vacherot topples Djokovic to set up cousin v cousin Shanghai final

Valentin Vacherot (left) embraces his cousin Arthur Rinderknech
Valentin Vacherot (left) embraces his cousin Arthur Rinderknech after the Frenchman beat Daniil Medvedev in Shanghai. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

The Shanghai Masters will witness one of the most astounding climaxes to any tournament as two cousins, Valentin Vacherot and Arthur Rinderknech, extended their shock breakthrough runs with monumental wins to face each other in the final.

Vacherot continued his fairytale by toppling an injured Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 to become the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 finalist. In his first match against a top-five opponent, the Monégasque world No 204 maintained his composure as Djokovic appeared to struggle with his left gluteal muscle from early in the first set.

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