The Frenchman has beaten Daniil Medvedev<\/a> 4-6, 6-2, 6-2<\/a> in two and a half hours to reach the first Masters 1000 final of his career, which will be a family affair.<\/p>\n Even putting aside the fact that their cousins, Rinderknech vs Vacherot<\/a> is one of the most remarkable Masters 1000 finals in a long time, with the former having just 10 wins to his name at this level prior to this event and the latter only one.<\/p>\n 15:21 CET – It’ll be an all-American final in Wuhan!<\/p>\n Jessica Pegula<\/a> has joined Gauff in the final by knocking out world number one Aryna Sabalenka<\/a>, who won the opening set but ultimately lost 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2)<\/a> after a final set that lasted over an hour and was led 5-2 by the Belarusian.<\/p>\n 12:57 CET – Third seed\u00a0Coco Gauff<\/a> is through to the final in Wuhan!<\/p>\n The American proved too strong for seventh seed Jasmine Paolini<\/a>, coming through 6-4, 6-3<\/a> in 83 minutes to set up a date with either Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> or Jessica Pegula<\/a> in tomorrow’s showpiece.<\/p>\n Follow the second semi-final right here.<\/a><\/p>\n 12:52 CET – That will have been a painful loss for Djokovic<\/a>, who will be aware that he may never get a better chance to win a big title, but he won’t feel too hard done by, with Vacherot<\/a>\u00a0the better player for most of the encounter, making the most of the Serb’s physical struggles.<\/p>\n Read the full report here.<\/a><\/p>\n 12:27 CET –\u00a0Novak Djokovic<\/a> has been knocked out in Shanghai! <\/p>\n The remarkable run of qualifier Valentin Vacherot<\/a> has taken the Monegasque player into a first-ever ATP final after a mightily impressive 6-3, 6-4<\/a> victory over the legendary Serb.<\/p>\n Djokovic – who looked to be physically struggling during the match – misses out on the chance to claim a 101st career title, while Vacherot becomes the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 finalist ever (!)<\/p>\n 07:30 CET –\u00a0Good morning and welcome back to our coverage from Shanghai and Wuhan. On this semi-final Saturday, we are being treated to four exciting clashes.<\/p>\n What better place to start than tennis legend Novak Djokovic<\/a> taking on qualifier Valentin Vacherot<\/a> who has been the story of the week in Shanghai.<\/p>\n The other developing story is that Vacherot and his cousin Arthur Rinderknech<\/a> have both made the semi-finals.<\/p>\n Following the conclusion of Vacherot’s clash against Djokovic, his cousin Rinderknech takes to the court against a rejuvenated Daniil Medvedev<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow both Shanghai Masters semi-finals here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, on the WTA tour, we have two big-name semi-finals to look forward to as Coco Gauff<\/a> faces the surging Jasmine Paolini<\/a> from 11:00 CET before world number one Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> takes on Jessica Pegula<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Match](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/c1d1beb6-8fd1-46b5-93d3-017f777fed24.jpg\" "\\"Match")
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