First cousins Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot will meet for the 2025 Shanghai title! Neither had reached a Masters 1000 quarterfinal coming into this tournament... Most unscriptable, wholesome, one-in-a-million-odds story of the year in tennis ❤️ pic.twitter.com/GMgjmbrw8s
— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) October 11, 2025
A week straight out of a dream Valentin Vacherot (No. 204) becomes the lowest ranked player to EVER win a Masters 1000 and he does it through qualifying Vacherot beats his cousin in the final. Absurd! pic.twitter.com/ZbedNFtRZ9
Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot sitting on the bench together after the Shanghai final. This is how it deserved to end. Cousins side by side having a chat just like when they were kids. Doesn't get more wholesome than this. ? pic.twitter.com/geQ4VEMEQl
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 12, 2025
Arthur Rinderknech speaking through tears to his cousin Valentin Vacherot during his finalist speech in Shanghai. 犀利士30粒裝 “Two cousins are stronger than one.” What a beautiful moment. ? pic.twitter.com/gHmgg14ys8
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 12, 2025