World No. 204 from Monaco Valantyn Vashchenko sensationally reached the final at the Masters tournament in Shanghai.
In the semifinals, he defeated 24-time Grand Slam champion Serbian Novak Djokovic (No. 5 ATP) with a score of 6-3, 6-4. Vashchenko made it to the main draw of the tournament in Shanghai through qualifying.
The match lasted 1 hour and 41 minutes. During this time, Vashchenko hit six aces, made four double faults, and converted three out of six break points. Djokovic recorded five aces, five double faults, and converted one out of two break points.
In the Masters final in Shanghai, the Monegasque will face the winner of the match between Daniil Medvedev (Russia) and Arthur Rinderknech (France).
