about 1 month ago

Valentin Vacherot Pushes Top Seed Taylor Fritz to the Brink in Basel

Fresh off his Shanghai Masters 1000 breakthrough, Vacherot nearly shocked top seed Fritz in Basel, falling 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 after two-and-a-half hours. The Monegasque controlled long stretches, forced a tiebreak, and had Fritz on the ropes before the American’s experience told late. Vacherot has an MD wild card next week for the Paris Masters.