It was just the third ATP Masters 1000 final in history to feature two unseeded players.<\/p>\n
“I want to thank someone without whom I wouldn’t be here – that person is obviously Arthur,” said Vacherot as he accepted his trophy.<\/p>\n
“It’s completely mad, I can’t believe it,” he added in French.<\/p>\n
“It would have been better to have two winners, but a whole family won today.<\/p>\n
“What we did this week, it’s completely crazy, no one can take it from us.”<\/p>\n
Elder cousin Rinderknech went ahead in the match first, breaking with a backhand in the third game after three unforced errors from Vacherot.<\/p>\n
That was enough for the 30-year-old to claim the set in an otherwise well-matched duel.<\/p>\n
Watched on by Roger Federer, the second set continued in much the same vein, with neither player able to make headway early on.<\/p>\n
Rinderknech faced a break point in the eighth game and saved with an ace, but failed to convert a subsequent advantage to hold.<\/p>\n
He found himself on the brink again after an unforced error when he hit the ball into the net, and Vacherot did not miss his chance this time to force a decider.<\/p>\n
The third set went off with a bang, with Vacherot taking his cousin to break point almost immediately to snatch the first game.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old Vacherot looked increasingly dangerous as Rinderknech, seemingly flagging in the humidity, scrambled to save multiple break points in both the third and fifth games.<\/p>\n
The Frenchman received treatment on his back after the fifth game, having almost been broken four times.<\/p>\n
The partial revival that followed made for some tense rallies that energised the crowd, but Vacherot broke again in the ninth game to seal the title<\/a>, doubling over in disbelief.<\/p>\n ‘Two winners’<\/p>\n Rinderknech said after his semi-final that there would be “two winners” on Sunday whatever happened.<\/p>\n The two sat side-by-side, Rinderknech putting his arm around Vacherot’s shoulder at one point, as they waited for the prize ceremony to begin.<\/p>\n Both claimed some impressive wins on their path to the final.<\/p>\n Rinderknech took out world number three Alexander Zverev<\/a> and Daniil Medvedev<\/a>, while Vacherot ended Novak Djokovic<\/a>‘s chance at a fifth title, as well as defeating world number 11 Holger Rune<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to the ATP website, the Monegasque should rocket from 204 to 40 in the rankings.<\/p>\n Both men were overcome with emotion during the ceremony, in tears, and Rinderknech keeled over and had to be helped into a chair.<\/p>\n “I sweated everything I had, I gave it all, and that’s all that matters, and I really enjoyed my time on the court,” he said.<\/p>\n![\"Match](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2f6ea24f-3203-4102-a302-194ad425c222.jpg\" "\\"Match")
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