Valentin Vacherot has become the lowest-ranked tournament winner in ATP Masters 1000 history after the 204th ranked men's player won the Shanghai Masters.

He beat his cousin Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday local time to claim the first title of his career after a stunning run from the qualifying rounds.

Vacherot, the unheralded 26-year-old, is also the first winner of an ATP Masters tournament from the tiny Principality of Monaco.

He stunned 24-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals to set up a final against the 30-year-old Rinderknech, who had downed four-time major finalist Daniil Medvedev, the 2021 US Open champion, in a remarkable semifinal of his own.

Vacherot produced a serving masterclass in the third set, with three straight love holds and 15 conse

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