Rinderknech Ousts Auger-Aliassime and Reaches Shanghai Semifinals

Arthur Rinderknech stepped onto the court with the intention of defeating another Top 20 player, in the form of Felix Auger-Aliassime this Friday.

The match began with a few tight service games between the two players before the Frenchman broke in the 6th game, won on his only break point of the set.

Solid on his serve, Rinderknech took the first set 6-3. The second set started perfectly for the Frenchman, who managed to break the Canadian right away.

Despite 3 break-back points in the 4th game, Auger-Aliassime never managed to get back into the match and fell 6-3, 6-4.

Rinderknech will face Alex de Minaur or Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals. With his cousin Valentin Vacherot also qualifying for this stage of the competition, this marks the first time in Shanghai that two players outside the Top 50 have reached the semifinals simultaneously.

As highlighted by the X account Jeu, Set et Maths, this is the first time in six years that two French players have reached two Masters 1000 semifinals: Monfils and Gasquet in 2019, Térence Atmane and Rinderknech in 2025.