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Vacherot to meet Lehecka in the Swiss Indoors tennis final
On Saturday, Valentin Vacherot reached his first final of 2026 by defeating sixth-seeded Taylor Fritz 7-6 , 6-3 at the Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland.
Vacherot faces eighth-seeded Czech Jiri Lehecka for the title on Sunday after Lehecka defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the other semifinal.
Struff had advanced to the semifinals after eliminating veteran Serb Novak Djokovic on Thursday, though his tournament run ended against Lehecka.
Both finalists have split their previous meetings; Lehecka won their most recent encounter earlier this year at the ATP Japan Open in the semifinals.
Representing Monaco, Vacherot seeks his second ATP title after winning the Shanghai Masters last year in his only other career final appearance.
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