Who Will Win: Cerundolo Vs Comesana? Prediction For ATP Hamburg Open 2024

What Time Will Francisco Cerundolo Play Against Francisco Comesana?

Cerundolo and Comesana are on the Day 1 Schedule at Hamburg Open 2024 on Monday 15 July 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

[4] Francisco Cerundolo from Argentina is facing [LL] Francisco Comesana from Argentina in a tennis match. Cerundolo currently leads their head-to-head record with a score of 1-0. They previously met in Rio de Janeiro on clay in the Round of 32, with Cerundolo winning 6-1, 1-6, 6-2. They also had another meeting in Lima on clay in the Round of 16, which Cerundolo won 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1.

Francisco Cerundolo, aged 25, is currently ranked World No. 33 and has achieved a career-high ranking of No. 19. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 16-19, with a semifinal appearance in Rio and a 3-2 record in Hamburg in 2023.

Cerundolo has had impressive career milestones, including breaking into the Top 100 and achieving a new career-high ranking 11 times in 2022. In June 2023, he reached his career-high ranking of No. 19 after reaching the fourth round of the 2023 Roland Garros, where he defeated No. 8 Fritz in the third round. He also moved into the Top 25 in July 2022 after winning his first ATP Tour title in Bastad, where he defeated No. 5 Ruud. He continued his success by reaching the semifinals in Hamburg, defeating No. 8 Rublev. Cerundolo also became the first Argentine grass court ATP Tour champion since Javier Frana in 1995 when he won his second ATP Tour title at the 2023 Eastbourne.

Notably, Cerundolo had a remarkable performance at the 2022 Miami tournament, where he was ranked World No. 103. He became the lowest-ranked semifinalist in the tournament’s 37-year history and the first player to reach the semifinals in his ATP Masters 1000 main draw debut since Janowicz in 2012 Paris.

In terms of family background, Cerundolo’s father, Alejandro, also played professional tennis. His younger brother, Juan Manuel, won the 2021 Cordoba title, and his sister, Constanza, played for the Argentine field hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2018

Youth Olympics.

It is worth mentioning that Cerundolo is currently aiming to break a four-match losing streak since his victory over No. 14 Paul in the third round of Roland Garros. He has had success on clay this season, with 13 out of 16 wins coming on this surface, including reaching the semifinals in Rio de Janeiro and the quarterfinals in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid, where he defeated No. 5 Zverev in the fourth round.

On the other hand, Francisco Comesana, aged 23, is currently ranked World No. 100, with a career-high ranking of No. 87. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 2-4, with his most notable performance being reaching the third round of Wimbledon. This was his Grand Slam main draw debut, where he defeated No. 6 Rublev in the first round and advanced to the third round by beating Walton before losing to Musetti.

Comesana broke into the Top 200 in June 2023 and achieved a Top 100 ranking in April 2024 after winning his fifth Challenger title at Oeiras-3. He reached his career-high ranking of No. 87 in May 2024. Comesana made his ATP Tour debut as a wild card at the 2024 Cordoba tournament and earned his first tour-level wins of his career at 2024 Wimbledon.

In the 2023 season, Comesana had an impressive 45-21 record in Challenger events, with the most Challenger wins of the season. He won titles in Vicenza and Liberec and reached the finals in Skopje and Santa Cruz.

Interestingly, Comesana’s initial sporting love was football, but at the age of 7, a friend introduced him to tennis, which led him to pursue a career in the sport.

Comesana is currently playing in his first event since his notable victory over No. 6 Rublev in the first round of Wimbledon. He is seeking his first ATP Tour win on clay and his second career Top 50 win (currently 1-2). He entered the draw as a lucky loser (LL) after wild card Squire withdrew due to illness.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Cerundolo will win.
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