Jay Friend and Valentin Vacherot have met 1 time since 2025; Jay Friend leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Jay Friend won at Manacor (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Friend
⚙️ Grinder
Vacherot
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 4,745 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Valentin Vacherot.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Friend | Vacherot | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jay Friend | Valentin Vacherot | ||
| 1 or more | 83% | 5/6 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 3 or more | 50% | 3/6 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 5 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 57% | 4/7 |
| 10 or more | 17% | 1/6 | 14% | 1/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/7 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Friend | Vacherot |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 5–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.71 | 2.98 |
| ROI % | +8.0% | +37.3% |
| Units P/L | +0.32u | +2.61u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Friend and Vacherot posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Friend | Vacherot |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Mmoh | W 62 76 | W 63 64 |
Last five matches per player
Karl Poling
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Justin Boulais
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Quarterfinals
May 30
Fajing Sun
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Round of 16
May 29
Mitchell Krueger
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Round of 32
May 26
Henry Searle
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 3
Karl Poling
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 2
Marcos Giron
Arizona Tennis Classic · Round of 16
Mar 12
Stefan Kozlov
Arizona Tennis Classic · Round of 32
Mar 11
Thomas Faurel
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Emilio Nava
Mutua Madrid Open · Round of 64
Apr 24
Carlos Alcaraz
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Semifinals
Apr 11
Alex de Minaur
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Quarterfinals
Apr 10
Hubert Hurkacz
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Round of 16
Apr 8
Lorenzo Musetti
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Round of 32
Apr 7
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Round of 64
Apr 6
Arthur Fils
Miami Open presented by Itau · Round of 16
Mar 16
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 26–50 matches
| Metric | Friend | Vacherot |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 66% |
| Sets won | 58% | 61% |
| Games won | 53% | 54% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Friend | Vacherot |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Friend | Vacherot |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
