VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF MEN'S SINGLES FINAL OF SHANGHAI MASTERS BETWEEN ARTHUR RINDERKNECH AND VALENTIN VACHEROT RESENDING WITH SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT SHOWS: SHANGHAI, CHINA (OCTOBER 12, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – see restrictions before use) VALENTIN VACHEROT BEATS ARTHUR RINDERKNECH 4-6 6-3 6-3 1. VARIOUS OF VACHEROT WALKING ON TO COURT/ POSING FOR PHOTO BEFORE THE MATCH WITH RINDERKNECH 2. RINDERKNECH WINS POINT WITH CROSSCOURT FOREHAND 3. RINDERKNECH WINS FIRST SET WITH AN ACE 4. VACHEROT WINS POINT WITH BACKHAND DOWN THE LINE/ GIRLFRIEND EMILY SNYDER CLAPS 5. VACHEROT WINS BREAK POINT WITH ANOTHER BACKHAND WINNER DOWN THE LINE/ VACHEROT CELEBRATES/ SNYDER APPLAUDS 6. VACHEROT WINS SECOND SET AFTER RINDERKNECH ATTEMPTS DROP SHOT BUT IT HITS THE NET/ WIDE OF STADIUM 7. VACHEROT WINS LONG RALLY WITH CROSSCOURT BACKHAND TO GO A BREAK UP IN THIRD SET 8. VACHEROT WINS POINT DESPITE TWO GOOD VOLLEYS AT THE NET FROM RINDERKNECH/ CROWD APPLAUD 9. RINDERKNECH RECEIVES TREATMENT DURING A MEDICAL TIMEOUT 10. VACHEROT HITS FOREHAND WINNER TO TAKE THE MATCH/ PUTS HIS HEAD IN HIS HANDS/ PLAYERS EMBRACE 11. VARIOUS OF VACHEROT'S CELEBRATIONS/ SNYDER PUTS HAND OVER FACE. VACHEROT HOLD MONACO FLAG OVER HIS HEAD/ WRITING A MESSAGE ON TV CAMERA LENS/ MESSAGE READS "GRANDAD AND GRANDMA WOULD BE PROUD" (English) 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SHANGHAI MASTERS 2025 CHAMPION VALENTIN VACHEROT SAYING: "It's just crazy. I'm just so happy about my performance these past two weeks. I just want to thank everyone who put a break in my career since the beginning. Sharing this, I know it's really tough. There has to be one loser, but I think there's just two winners today, one family that won. And I think for the sport of tennis, the story is just unreal." 13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SHANGHAI MASTERS 2025 RUNNER-UP ARTHUR RINDERKNECH SAYING: "I gave everything I had in every match. It was hot, it was humid, I sweated, everything I had. Today was not enough to get the win, but I gave it my all and that's all that matters, and I really enjoyed my time on the court. So thank you to all the Chinese fans and the whole Shanghai population." 14. VACHEROT HOLDS TROPHY UP/ BITES TROPHY AS CAMERA ZOOMS IN STORY: Monaco's world number 204 Valentin Vacherot completed a fairytale run at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday (October 12), rallying from a set down to defeat his cousin, Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the final and secure his first ATP title. The 26-year-old's victory made him the first player from Monaco to win an ATP singles title and set a record as the lowest-ranked player to triumph at an ATP Masters 1000 event. The victorious Vacherot was overwhelmed with emotion, before sharing a heartfelt embrace with his older cousin Rinderknech, 30. Vacherot had earned a little under $600,000 in career prize money but lifting the trophy in Shanghai will see him pocket over $1.12 million. Vacherot's remarkable run to the title also means he will be ranked world number 40 on Monday while Rinderknech, ranked 54th, is set to rise into the top 40. "It's just crazy. I'm just so happy of my performance these past two weeks," Vacherot said. ""I think there's just two winners today, one family that won, and I think for the sport of tennis, this story is just unreal." Although Rinderknech reduced the deficit to 3-2 in the final set, he required a medical timeout to treat his back and afterwards told the Shanghai crowd "Today was not enough to get the win, but I gave it my all and that's all that matters." (Production: Simon Ormiston)
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