Valentin Vacherot vs Liam DraxlShanghai Masters Qualifying Round 2

Shanghai Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#21ATP
1903ELO
1852Hard ELO
$1.0MYTD
$3.5MCAREER
27 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
hard
#223ATP
1592ELO
1565Hard ELO
$201kYTD
$642kCAREER
24 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWW
Vacherot V.
4-6 7-6 6-4
Draxl L.
Vacherot V.
47762
Draxl L.
66541

Valentin Vacherot defeated Liam Draxl 4-6 7-6 6-4 in the Shanghai Masters qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Valentin Vacherot came in ranked #21, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Valentin Vacherot extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-01Shanghai MastersQ2hardValentin Vacherot4-6 7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Vacherot V.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Draxl L.

Draxl L.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Vacherot V.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Vacherot V.Draxl L.
67
Serve
23
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.0
4.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (85 vs 108). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
69
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
83
Break points won·Even
33
36
Deciding sets·Even
95
94
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
66
75

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

Draxl L.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast