France, Oct. 13 -- French tennis player Arthur Rinderknech rose from 54 to a career-high 28 in the ATP world rankings published on Monday following his defeat to his cousin Valentin Vacherot in the final of the Shanghai Masters.

Along with a cheque for €515,000 Rinderknech collected 600 ranking points to propel him into the top 30 for the first time since he turned professional in 2018.

Vacherot zoomed from 204 in the lists to 40 with the 1,000 points harvested from the tournament.

The 26-year-old also doubled his career prize money.

Entering the tournament two weeks ago, Vacherot had earned €512,000 since hitting the international tour in 2021. The Monegasque departed with €969,000.

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