World number 204, Valentin Vacherot defeats cousin in final and wins Shanghai Masters 1000

Valentin Vacherot won the final in a comeback, by two sets to one, with scores of 4/6, 6/3, and 6/4, in 2 hours and 15 minutes of play. With this victory, the 26-year-old player became the first Monaco tennis player to win an ATP title in history, and the lowest-ranked player ever to win a Masters 1000. With this triumph, Valentin Vacherot will make a leap in the ATP ranking. The tennis player will jump over 160 positions, entering the top 40 for the first time in his career—his best ranking until now had been position 110, around mid-last year.