Vacherot comes back against Lehecka in the Basel final to win his second ATP title

The Monegasque Valentin Vacherot He won this Sunday with a comeback and 2-6, 6-3 and 6-3 against the Czech Jiri Leheckaeighth seed, in the tournament final ATP 500 Basel (Switzerland) to win his second title on the circuit.

Vacherot31 years old, 31st in the world at the beginning of the week and 27th this Monday, won his second final in the ATP Tourin which he became known by winning the Shanghai tournament last year and becoming the winner with the lowest ranking (204) of a Masters 1,000 to which he entered from the previous one. Two finals, two titles.

This Sunday, the Monegasque gave his serve three times to lose the first set by a clear 6-2. In the second round he recovered and a ‘break’ in the fourth game was enough to lead the duel to the third set, in which he broke the serve of Lehecka, 24 years old, right from the start until he took the podium victory in less than two hours and succeeded Brazilian Joao Fonseca in the history of the Swiss tournament.

This Sunday in Vachereot’s second victory in three games against Lehecka. The first was in 2025 at the Paris Masters 1,000. This year the Czech won in the Tokyo semifinals.