Prediction Of Zverev Vs Comesana H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Rio Open Presented By Claro 2025?

What Time Will Alexander Zverev Play Against Francisco Comesana?

Zverev and Comesana are on the Day 5 Schedule at Rio Open Presented By Claro 2025 on Friday 21 February 2025. 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?

Alexander Zverev, a former World No. 1 junior, achieved his career-high ranking of No. 2 after tearing three ligaments in his right ankle during the 2022 Roland Garros SF against Nadal. He led the ATP Tour with six titles in 2021 and holds the record for the most career titles among players born since 1990, with a total of 23. He has defeated World No. 1 Djokovic on multiple occasions, including en route to winning the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and the 2021 Nitto ATP Finals championships. Zverev reached his first Grand Slam final at the 2020 US Open, where he rallied from a two-set deficit to defeat Carreno Busta in the SF, but lost to Thiem in the final after squandering a two-set lead. He has also earned notable victories over Nadal and Djokovic in his journey to the 2024 Roland Garros final and the 2025 Australian Open final. Zverev’s achievements include defeating Djokovic and Federer to win his first two ATP Masters 1000 titles in 2017 and becoming the third player, alongside Murray and Thiem, to defeat Djokovic on hard, Federer on grass, and Nadal on clay. He has a strong track record against players ranked outside the Top 50 on clay since 2023 Roland Garros, with a 23-1 record, and he is currently seeking his 72nd tour-level semi-final of his career, his 25th on clay, and his first in South America. In terms of ATP 500 SFs since the series was introduced in 2009, Zverev has reached the fourth-most semi-finals.

On the other hand, Francisco Comesana, aged 24 and ranked World No. 86, broke into the Top 200 in June 2023, the Top 100 in April 2024, and achieved his career-high ranking of No. 84 in November 2024. He made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2024 Wimbledon, where he defeated the No. 6 player, Rublev, in the first round, marking the biggest win of his career. He continued to beat Walton, becoming the youngest Argentine to reach the Wimbledon 3R since del Potro in 2011. Comesana also reached the 2024 US Open 3R, making him the third Argentine man in the Open Era to advance to the 3R in his first two Grand Slam main draw appearances, following Jaite (in 1984-85) and Markus (in 1991). He made his ATP Tour debut as a wild card at the 2024 Cordoba and secured his first four tour-level wins, later reaching the 3R at Wimbledon and the US Open in the same year. Comesana has had a successful Challenger record, with a 45-21 record in 2023, earning the most Challenger wins that season and securing titles in Vicenza and Liberec and reaching the finals in Skopje and Santa Cruz. Although he saved one match point in the 2R victory over Jarry, he is currently playing in his first ATP Tour QF. Comesana seeks his biggest career win and holds a 1-0 record against Top 10 players after defeating Rublev in the Wimbledon 1R in July. He is currently ranked No. 78 on the PIF ATP Live Rankings and could potentially reach No. 67 with a QF win, becoming the second Argentine in as many weeks to defeat Zverev (following F. Cerundolo’s victory over Zverev in the Buenos Aires QF).

Lastly, the Rio Open has seen some of the longest matches in its history, with notable matches lasting more than three hours, such as Seyboth Wild’s victory over Davidovich Fokina in the 2020 1R, Alcaraz’s win against Ramos-Vinolas in the same round in 2020, Schwartzman’s victory over Andujar in the 2022 QF, Ramos-Vinolas’ win against Etcheverry in the 2023 1R, Comesana’s victory over Heide in the 2025 1R, Tseng’s triumph against Monteiro in the 2025 2R, and Munar’s win over Norrie in the 2019 2R. Comesana’s previous match against Jarry in the 2025 2R also lasted over three hours, with Comesana emerging victorious after three tiebreak sets.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Zverev will win.
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