Alex Michelsen vs Valentin Vacherot — Delray Beach Round of 32

Delray Beach · ATP · Round of 32
Alex Michelsen
USA
Alex Michelsen
#46ATP
1825ELO
1810Hard ELO
$785kYTD
$4.6MCAREER
21 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2026
hard
Valentin Vacherot
MON6
Valentin Vacherot
#20ATP
1903ELO
1852Hard ELO
$1.0MYTD
$3.5MCAREER
27 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWWLWW
Michelsen A.
7-6 6-4
Vacherot V.
Michelsen A.
7762
Vacherot V.
6440

Alex Michelsen defeated Valentin Vacherot 7-6 6-4 in the Delray Beach round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Valentin Vacherot came in ranked #20.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Michelsen A.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Vacherot V.

Vacherot V.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Michelsen A.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

Michelsen A.Vacherot V.
34
Serve
67
46
Return
23

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

Statistics

This season
Michelsen A.Vacherot V.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
68%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Even
68%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.3
10.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Michelsen A.Vacherot V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
78
69
Break points saved·Even
98
96
Break points won·Clear edge
46
33
Deciding sets·Even
91
95
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
65

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Michelsen A.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Vacherot V.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.5Hard Elo 1810
Surface ELO
5.5+42 Hard Elo edge
4.0Overall Elo 1825
ELO gap
6.0Overall Elo 1903
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.7
Surface form
6.8
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
Context
8.5
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Michelsen A.Vacherot V.
Freshness·
67
—

Michelsen A.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 55 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Korda S.
Paul T.[5]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Paul T.[5]
Tien L.[4]
4-66-46-3
Korda S.
Cobolli F.[3]
7-616-1
Quarter-finals
Cobolli F.[3]
Wong C.
7-56-776-2
Korda S.
Ruud C.[2]
4-66-26-2
Tien L.[4]
Tiafoe F.[8]
7-653-67-5
Paul T.[5]
Fritz T.[1]
6-46-3
R16
Cobolli F.[3]
Atmane T.
7-56-4
Tien L.[4]
Kecmanovic M.
6-46-747-65
Fritz T.[1]
Jodar R.
7-646-4
Ruud C.[2]
Giron M.
4-67-666-4
Tiafoe F.[8]
Svajda Z.
6-43-67-5
Wong C.
Nakashima B.[7]
6-47-64
Paul T.[5]
Walton A.
7-6116-3
Korda S.
Michelsen A.
6-37-66
R32
Nakashima B.[7]
Cilic M.
7-647-65
Paul T.[5]
Moutet C.
4-66-36-4
Walton A.
Diallo G.
7-646-3
Wong C.
Borges N.
7-654-66-3
Kecmanovic M.
Bellucci M.
6-16-4
Tiafoe F.[8]
Hijikata R.
6-46-4
Atmane T.
Kypson P.
6-32-66-4
Svajda Z.
Kovacevic A.
7-646-3
Giron M.
Shimabukuro S.
6-37-5
Michelsen A.
Vacherot V.[6]
7-646-4
Jodar R.
Quinn E.
6-26-3
Korda S.
Mcdonald M.
6-47-5