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Frances Tiafoe defeated Valentin Vacherot 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 — US Open 2026 R32.
Valentin Vacherot and Frances Tiafoe: Frances Tiafoe leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
Holding all 13 service games carried Tiafoe into the round of 16 at the US Open, the 11th seed saving all three break points he faced. Vacherot out-aced him 12-6 and out-hit him 34 winners to 29, but the 22nd seed's seven double faults and 0-for-3 on break points left him 10 games; Tiafoe's fourth break, in game 7 for 4-3, closed the last one. Two rounds ago Damm pushed him to five sets; this took 1 hour, 57 minutes.