A storybook ending is coming to Shanghai on Sunday as cousins Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot meet in a highly improbable final at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.

It is the first ATP Masters 1000 final for both men and Vacherot, at No. 204, is the lowest-ranked finalist in Masters 1000 history. It will also be the first head-to-head meeting between France's Rinderknech and Monaco's Vacherot.

Vacherot, a qualifier, stunned four-time Shanghai champion and No. 4 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 43 minutes in Saturday's first semifinal.

"This is just crazy," Vacherot said after the match. "First of all, to just be on the other side of the court (from Djokovic) was an unbelievable experience. I think I've got so much to learn from this match, from him."

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