New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- Valentin Vacherot came up with a spectacular performance to get the better of Novak Djokovic in the semi-final of the Shanghai Masters on Saturday. World number 204, Vacherot, beat the record four-time champion 6-3, 6-4 to become the lowest-ranked finalist in ATP Masters 1000 history (since 1990). Vacherot will be up against either his cousin, Arthur Rinderknech, or Daniil Medvedev in Sunday's final. Rinderknech takes on the 16th seed Medvedev today.

"This is just crazy... just to be on the other side of the court (with Djokovic) was an unbelievable experience," said Vacherot, as reported by news agency Reuters.

Vacherot, thanks to his memorable win against Djokovic, received immense social media praise, and fans w...