Sebastian Baez #53Argentina00 – 2Valentin Vacherot #142

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The read

Vacherot serves far bigger and has been beating higher-ranked hard-court opposition than Baez, whose recent wins have come against much lower-ranked players.

• Vacherot is ranked No. 14 to Baez's No. 53 and is the defending Shanghai champion, entering with a first-round bye.
• On hard courts in this window he is 7-5 with 76.8% first-serve points won and 10 aces per match.
• His recent hard-court wins came against Fils (No. 10), Tsitsipas (No. 43) and Blockx (No. 28).
• Baez is 7-6 on hard this window and ended a four-match losing run by beating Giron (No. 88) in three sets.

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The read

Vacherot's second sets regularly reach ten games or a tiebreak, lifting the over line.

• Vacherot's hard-court second sets average 10.9 games with four tiebreaks in nine.
• Baez's hard-court second sets average 9.5 games with two tiebreaks in 12.
• Vacherot has played five of nine hard-court matches with a tiebreak.

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The read

Both players' opening sets average around or just above ten games, which sits on the over side of the line.

• Baez's hard-court first sets average 10.0 games with no tiebreaks in 12.
• Vacherot's hard-court first sets average 10.3 games with two tiebreaks in nine.
• Vacherot's first-serve points won on hard is 76.8%.

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The read

Vacherot's serve gives him a slight edge at the start, although Baez's first-set record on this surface is strong.

• Vacherot has won 5 of 9 first sets in hard-court matches this window.
• Baez has won 8 of 12 first sets on hard but lost the opener 1-6 to Giron in Shanghai.
• Vacherot wins 76.8% of first-serve points on hard, with 10 aces per match.

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The read

Both players win more often in two sets than three, and the favourite's straight-set rate slightly outweighs the three-set pattern.

• Baez has won five of his seven hard-court matches this window in straight sets.
• Vacherot's two-set wins in this window came with margins of +2 and +2.
• Neither player has a three-set rate above 45% in the available hard-court evidence.

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced

The read

Vacherot remains the stronger player overall, but his second-set record is clearly the weaker part of his hard-court evidence.

• Vacherot has won only 3 of 9 second sets on hard this window, with four tiebreaks in those sets.
• Baez has won 7 of 12 second sets on hard.
• Vacherot holds the higher ranking and a 64% match-win assessment.