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In tennis, world 206th-ranked Monégasque player Valentin Vacherot defeats Novak Djokovic in the Shanghai

2025 ATP Tour — In tennis, world 206th-ranked Monégasque player Valentin Vacherot defeats Novak Djokovic in the Shanghai Masters semi-final, becoming the lowest-ranked finalist in Masters 1000 his

Published October 11, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: 2025 ATP Tour.

In tennis, world 206th-ranked Monégasque player Valentin Vacherot defeats Novak Djokovic in the Shanghai Masters semi-final, becoming the lowest-ranked finalist in Masters 1000 history and the first finalist ranked lower than 200th. He also becomes the first Monégasque to defeat a top 10 player and is set to play his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the final. [https://www.atptour.com/en/news/vacherot-shanghai-2025-final-run-incredible-stats (ATP Tour)] [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct/11/world-no-204-valentin-vacherot-topples-djokovic-to-make-history-in-shanghai-medvedev-rinderknech ( The Guardian )]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-10-11).