Paris Prediction: Vacherot vs Lehecka 10/27/2025 Today’s Tennis Picks

Monegasque wild card Valentin Vacherot will face World No. 17 Jiri Lehecka in the first round of the 2025 Rolex Paris Masters on Monday, October 27. Here’s our Valentin Vacherot vs Jiri Lehecka prediction. This preview will also include a Valentin Vacherot vs Jiri Lehecka pick.

Valentin Vacherot vs Jiri Lehecka Preview

Valentin Vacherot will play at the Paris Masters for the first time. The man from Monaco has received a wild card for the main draw thanks to his history-making run at the Shanghai Masters. As World No. 204, Vacherot powered through qualifying in Shanghai and ended up as the surprise champion, beating his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the final.

That unexpected title win saw his ranking skyrocket. Not only did Vacherot break the top 100 for the first time, but he is now a top 40 player and well placed to finish the season in that club. Overall, Vacherot has compiled 46 wins and 23 losses. He last competed in Basel, where he lost to Taylor Fritz in three close sets.

Jiri Lehecka is ranked 17th in the ATP rankings. This is his third main draw appearance at the Paris Masters. Surprisingly, Lehecka has lost in the first round in his previous two visits to this tournament. Lehecka is coming off a loss in the first round of the Swiss Indoors in Basel against Botic van de Zandschulp. He made the final in Brussels over a week ago and lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Valentin Vacherot vs Jiri Lehecka Head-To-Head

This will be the first meeting between Vacherot and Lehecka.

Valentin Vacherot vs Jiri Lehecka Prediction

The crazy part about Vacherot’s historic title win in Shanghai was that he didn’t even make the qualifying cut and only entered the draw as an alternate, and he just laid waste to everybody. He was on an absolute heater, and while his nine-match win streak came to a halt in Basel, he did run Taylor Fritz very close there. Lehecka is a specialist indoors, but the Czech went flat in Basel and his level was nowhere near its best. Backing Vacherot to get the W on his debut is a no-brainer.