France, Oct. 29 -- For the second time this month at a prestigious tennis tournament, Valentin Vacherot came from a set down to beat his cousin Arthur Rinderknech.

In the first encounter between the pair on 12 October in the final at the Shanghai Masters, Monaco-based Vacherot won 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to cap a tournament in which he ousted the former world number one Novak Djokovic

On Wednesday, Vacherot won 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 to move into the last-16 at the Paris Masters.

"He's playing incredibly well," said Rinderknech. "Just look at the results and the players he's been beating.

"We played a great match," added the 30-year-old Frenchman. "I fought hard from start to finish, giving it everything I had. It just didn't go my way. I'm a confident ...