Valentin Vacherot def. Thomas Faurel 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7(8)-6(6) — French Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Valentin Vacherot defeated Thomas Faurel 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7(8)-6(6) in the R128 of the French Open 2026.

Valentin Vacherot leaned on his first serve all afternoon, winning 83% of those points to Thomas Faurel's 71%, and backed it with 15 aces to Faurel's six. The lone wobble came when Faurel grabbed the third set 6-3, but Vacherot closed it out in a fourth-set tiebreak, 8-6, behind a 55-to-34 winners advantage in their first career meeting.

Match stats

Thomas Faurel: 6 aces, 34 winners, 73% first serves, 1 double fault, 1/4 break points. Valentin Vacherot: 15 aces, 55 winners, 62% first serves, 5 double faults, 2/10 break points.

Profiles: Thomas Faurel · Valentin Vacherot — French Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Thomas Faurel and Valentin Vacherot.