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Vacherot comes from behind to beat Lehecka and win the Basel ATP 500

Valentin Vacherot beat Jiri Lehecka 2/6, 6/3, 6/3 in 1h54 to win the Basel ATP 500, the second ATP title of his career and his second in as many finals; the 500 points lift the Monegasque from 31st to 27th in the rankings.

By RedaçãoPublished: 11/01/2026, 15:38

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Valentin Vacherot é o campeão do ATP 500 da Basileia. O monegasco virou sobre o tcheco Jiri Lehecka neste domingo, em quadra dura e coberta, com parciais de 2/6, 6/3 e 6/3 em 1h54.

É o segundo troféu de ATP da carreira dele, aos 27 anos, depois do surpreendente Masters 1000 de Xangai na temporada passada, quando veio do quali. Ele segue invicto em finais: duas disputadas, duas vencidas.

O caminho até o título foi duro: três dos cinco jogos dele no torneio foram para o terceiro set. Passou pelo espanhol Rafael Jodar nas oitavas, pelo dinamarquês Holger Rune nas quartas, tirou Taylor Fritz da semifinal do último sábado e estreou vencendo o argentino Mariano Navone.

Com os 500 pontos, o monegasco sobe quatro lugares no ranking da ATP: do 31º para o 27º. Ele já foi o número 14 do mundo, em maio, e agora leva 483.335 euros de premiação.

Na temporada, são 29 vitórias e 18 derrotas. Antes disso, o melhor que ele tinha feito eram as semis em Monte Carlo (Masters 1000) e em Tóquio (ATP 500). Sem chance de chegar ao ATP Finals, ele encerra o ano no Masters 1000 de Paris.

Do outro lado, Lehecka, 24 anos e 21º do mundo, jogou a nona final da carreira e continua com dois títulos de ATP. Na semi, ele havia escapado de um match-point diante do alemão Jan-Lennard Struff; agora sobe ao 15º lugar, com 300 pontos e 260.025 euros.

No primeiro set, Lehecka conseguiu duas quebras, abriu 4/1 e segurou a vantagem até o fim. A segunda parcial teve uma única quebra, logo de cara: Vacherot abriu 3/1 e passou por cinco break-points sem perder nenhum, inclusive dois no game em que servia para fechar o set.

No set decisivo, o monegasco quebrou cedo, abriu 2/0 e só enfrentou mais um break-point até o fim. Lehecka terminou com 20 winners contra 6, mas cometeu 22 erros não-forçados contra 23 do rival, que ainda forçou 34 erros dele.

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