Vacherot beats big-serving Fritz to make Basel final
Unseeded Valentin Vacherot upset the form books in a 7-6 (7/5) 6-4 semi-final win over American Taylor Fritz.
In a surprising turn of events at the Basel ATP 500 tournament, unseeded Valentin Vacherot defeated top-ranked American Taylor Fritz 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 in the semi-finals. The 27-year-old Monegasque will now face Czech Jiri Lehecka in the final, a match they have previously contested once, at the Tokyo semifinals earlier this month.
Vacherot, who is making his second ATP Tour-level final appearance, overcame a 4-1 deficit in the opening set tiebreak to take six consecutive points in the next seven. He also broke Fritz at the crucial 4-3 mark in the second set, sealing the victory. While Lehecka is younger and has more experience in the tour finals, having reached eight finals, he has lost his last four championship matches, including two this season at the Miami Masters and the ATP 500 event in Tokyo.
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