Basel (Switzerland) (AFP) – The Monegasque Valentin Vacherot, 31st in the world, won the ATP 500 in Basel this Sunday, the second title of his career, defeating the Czech Jiri Lehecka (21st) in the final by 2-6, 6-3 and 6-3.

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Suffocated in the first set, he went from less to more to end up comfortably controlling the situation and achieving, at 27 years old, his second trophy on the circuit, just over a year after his surprise success in 2025 at the Shanghai Masters 1000.

For Lehecka, 24, this defeat is the seventh in a final and the fifth in a row. His two titles were the ATP 250 in Adelaide in 2024 and Brisbane in 2025, both in Australia.

To achieve this success in Switzerland, Vacherot has had a spectacular week, progressively eliminating the young Spaniard Rafa Jódar (11th in the world), the former Danish world number 4 Holger Rune and the American Taylor Fritz (13th).

Vacherot also took revenge this Sunday against Lehecka, who had beaten him 6-4, 6-2 at the beginning of October in Tokyo, in their only previous confrontation.

The first set, with overwhelming dominance by the Czech, suggested that history could repeat itself a few weeks later, but Vacherot woke up in time to change history with aggressive tennis that disarmed his opponent.

-- Basel ATP 500 Tournament

- Individuals - Final:

Valentin Vacherot (MON) defeated Jiri Lehecka (CZE/N.8) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3

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