Valentin Vacherot def. Juan Manuel Cerundolo 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 — Monte-Carlo Masters 2026 R64

Match recap

Valentin Vacherot defeated Juan Manuel Cerundolo 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 in the R64 of the Monte-Carlo Masters 2026.

Vacherot lost the first set 7-5 — a late break in game 11 undid earlier breaks of his own — then flipped the match on the strength of his first serve. He won 73% of first-serve points to Cerundolo's 51%, a 22-point gap that turned the second and third sets into a procession: four breaks in set two, two more in set three for a 6-2, 6-1 close. Vacherot's 32 winners to Cerundolo's 17 sealed the first meeting between the pair, setting up Lorenzo Musetti at the Monte-Carlo Masters.

Match stats

Valentin Vacherot: 7 aces, 32 winners, 63% first serves, 3 double faults. Juan Manuel Cerundolo: 2 aces, 17 winners, 53% first serves, 4 double faults.

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Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Valentin Vacherot and Juan Manuel Cerundolo.