Vacherot can also handle Rune and is very serious in Basel

We have to talk about Valentin Vacherot, once again. The Monegasque is already well-established on the ATP circuit and has made it to the semifinals of the ATP 500 in Basel after defeating Holger Rune 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in a closely contested match that lasted two hours. Now he awaits Taylor Fritz in the penultimate round of the Swiss tournament.

The Monegasque, who gained recognition in the tennis world by winning the Masters 1000 in Shanghai last year after entering the qualifying rounds as the world number 204, has perfectly adapted to elite tennis and has amassed the necessary cushion of points that has allowed him to absorb the loss of 900 points that he suffered a few weeks ago due to not being able to defend the title in China and falling in the second round.

Vacherot fights for his second ATP title in Basel

Although he dropped to 31st place, the 27-year-old player has quickly started to climb back up, mainly relying on his effective and dominant serve, which sharpens on indoor hard courts. Right now, he remains in that ranking, but if he wins the title in Basel, which would be the second of his career after the one achieved in Shanghai, he would be placed 27th.

Semi-finals calling ☎️ Vacherot gets past Rune 6-3 3-6 6-3 to secure his spot in the final four #SwissIndoorsBasel https://t.co/hwwMk1TKvv

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 30, 2026

As for Rune, he has signed his best tournament since his return last September. In fact, the Dane arrived in Basel without having won a match on the ATP circuit, although he secured two victories in the Davis Cup, one of them against Grigor Dimitrov. This good result allows him to rise 700 positions after having fallen out of the Top 1000 and he occupies the 432nd position. Thus, he will still need several Wildcards and protected ranking to re-enter the ranks of the world's best.

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