Unseeded Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech advanced to the Rolex Shanghai Masters semifinals Friday with a decisive 6-3, 6-4 win against No. 12 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada.

It was the third top-20 win for Rinderknech en route to his first appearance in a Masters 1000 final foursome. Auger-Aliassime, ranked No. 13, fell in just 87 minutes to join No. 3 Alexander Zverev and No. 19 Jiri Lehecka on his list of victims.

After his quarterfinal victory, Rinderknech raised his arms and looked toward his cousin Valentin Vacherot of Monaco, an even more unlikely Shanghai semifinalist.

"It is huge. First of all, I followed my cousin," Rinderknech said. "He was going through the emotions on Thursday and I am trying to follow and battle and do the same as him. It has been incredible since the st

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