Rinderknech stuns Medvedev to reach first Masters final and play his cousin

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF MEN'S SINGLES SEMI-FINAL BETWEEN DANIIL MEDVEDEV AND ARTHUR RINDERKNECH AT THE SHANGHAI MASTERS RESENDING WITH FULL SCRIPT AND SHOTLIST EDITORS NOTE: PROFANITY IN SHOW NO. 11  SHOWS: SHANGHAI, CHINA (OCTOBER 11, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/ IMG – see restrictions before use) ARTHUR RINDERKNECH BEAT DANIIL MEDVEDEV 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 1. RINDERKNECH SERVES, MEDVEDEV WINS POINT WITH FOREHAND VOLLEY AT THE NET 2. MEDVEDEV WINS POINT WITH CROSSCOURT BACKHAND PASS 3. MEDVEDEV WINS FIRST SET WITH AN ACE/ MEDVEDEV'S COACH THOMAS JOHANSSON WATCHING 4. RINDERKNECH WINS POINT WITH DROP SHOT VOLLEY AT THE NET 5. RINDERKNECH WINS POINT AND SECOND SET WITH A OVERHEAD SMASH 6. RINDERKNECH WINS POINT WITH DROP SHOT VOLLEY AT THE NET TO SET UP MATCH POINT 7. RINDERKNECH'S COUSIN VALENTIN VACHEROT WATCHING FROM STANDS 8. MEDVEDEV SAVES MATCH POINT WITH AN UNRETURNABLE 207 KM/H SERVE 9. MEDVEDEV DOUBLE FAULTS TO LOSE THE MATCH/ RINDERKNECH FALLS TO THE FLOOR 10. VACHEROT PUT HIS HANDS ON HIS HEAD 11. MEDVEDEV SPEAKING TO UMPIRE MOHAMED LAHYANI 12. RINDERKNECH GETS UP AND CELEBRATES/ PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS 13. VACHEROT IS BROUGHT ON TO THE COURT AND COUSINS HUG STORY: Cousins Valentin Vacherot and Arthur Rinderknech will meet in the Shanghai Masters final after pulling off stunning upsets of former champions Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals on Saturday (October 11). Rinderknech knocked out former U.S. Open champion Medvedev 4-6 6-2 6-4 to complete an extraordinary family double. World number 54 Rinderknech threw caution to the wind after losing the first set to former U.S. Open champion Medvedev, getting an early break and saving five break points in a 12-minute game to go 3-0 up in the second. Medvedev struggled with the 30-year-old Frenchman's strong returns, finding the net from the baseline multiple times as Rinderknech won the second set 6-2, with Vacherot watching from the stands. A decisive break secured the third set for Rinderknech, as Medvedev saved the first match point with a 207km serve down the middle, but gave away the second with a double fault. (Production: Simon Ormiston)

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