French tennis star Arthur Rinderknech will play his first Masters final on Sunday afternoon against his cousin, Monegasque player Valentin Vacherot, in a tennis fairytale few could have believed possible at the start of the tournament. <br /><br />Rinderknech, ranked 54th in the ATP standings, pulled off wins against top-20 players, including Felix Auger-Aliassime, Jiri Lehecka, and world No. 3 Alexander Zverev, before facing off against the hot-tempered former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev on Saturday. <br /><br />But Vacherot's journey to his potential debut Masters title is even more unlikely, with the 26-year-old ranked in the 200s. <br /><br />Vacherot, who played college tennis at Texas A&M like his cousin, was drafted into the competition as an alternate at the very last minute, following the withdrawal of Luca Nardi. <br /><br />He went on to beat Nicholas Basavareddy and Liam Draxl in qualifying, before scything through seeded players including Tomas Mahac, Alexander Bublik, and Holger Rune. <br /><br />The player then pulled off an unthinkable victory against 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic - although the Serbian serial champion was battling through the contest with injury. <br />
