Basel Prediction: Fritz vs Vacherot 10/21/2025 Today’s Tennis Picks

Top seed Taylor Fritz will face Shanghai champion Valentin Vacherot in the first round of the 2025 Swiss Indoors in Basel on Tuesday, October 21. Here’s our Taylor Fritz vs Valentin Vacherot prediction. This preview will also include a Taylor Fritz vs Valentin Vacherot pick.

Taylor Fritz vs Valentin Vacherot Preview

Taylor Fritz is the highest ranked player in the Basel draw this week as he chases third ATP title of the season. Fritz is also looking to qualify for the ATP Finals in Turin once more and could do so if he wins the tournament. Fritz is mkaing his fifth main draw appearance in Basel where he made the quarterfinals in 2018. However, he has lost in the round of 16 in each of his last two visits including in 2023.

Fritz has compiled 52-20 record this season, lifting titles in Stuttgart and Eastbourne and was the runner-up in Tokyo. The American made the semifinals of Wimbledon and quarterfinal at the US Open, locking his spot in fourth in the ATP rankings. Fritz is coming off a third place finish at the Six Kings Slam where he beat Alexander Zverev and then earned a retirement over Novak Djokovic.

Valentin Vacherot is the talk of men’s tennis right now after the Monagesque became an instant hero following his groundbreaking and an unexpected success at the Shanghai Masters. Vacherot entered the tournamnet as a qualifier ranked outside the top 200 and then miraculously won the tournament against all the odds, beating a couple of top 10 players and his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the final.

Vacherot has since broken the world’s top 100 for the first time after years chasing that goal and sits comfortably in the top 40. Vacherot has earned a wild card in Basel. He is 46-22 for the season in all competitions and will mark his debut at this ATP 500 event.

Taylor Fritz vs Valentin Vacherot Head-To-Head

Fritz and Vacherot have never met at any level.

Taylor Fritz vs Valentin Vacherot Prediction

While naturally Fritz starts as the favorite given his high ranking and hard-court pedigree, Vacherot cannot be underestimated given the incredible and history-making run he produced in Shanghai. That said, I still think Fritz will be too strong and clinical and the most that the Monagesque can get here is a set, which would still be a commendable result.