🎾 ATP Bucharest: Báez vs Comesaña

🎾 ATP Bucharest: Báez vs Comesaña – Match Preview

🧠 Form & Context

🇦🇷 Sebastián Báez

• 🔥 Clay king rising: 13–3 on clay in 2025 and all 7 career titles on the dirt.
• 🏆 Surface specialist: Known for his heavy topspin, elite point construction, and physical endurance on slow courts.
• 📉 Hard court struggles: 0–4 on hard this year, but that’s irrelevant here—this is his domain.
• 🇷🇴 Bucharest debut: First time at this event, but he’s coming in hot.

🇦🇷 Francisco Comesaña

• 📈 Breakthrough season: 8–4 on clay in 2025 with impressive wins over Jarry, Zverev (Rio), and Bautista Agut.
• 💪 Challenger monster: Dominated the Challenger clay swing in 2023 with a 57–23 record.
• 👥 Familiar foe: Lost twice to Báez, including a tight 3-setter in Santiago just last month.
• 🔋 Battle-ready: Coming off a big R16 win in Bucharest but may feel fatigue from his physical recent schedule.

🔍 Match Breakdown

This is an all-Argentine clash between two clay-court grinders—but one with clear top-tier credentials. Báez brings more clay-court experience at the highest level, with cleaner shot tolerance and superior movement. His ability to dictate off the backhand wing and reset points with his topspin forehand gives him the edge in these slow, high-bounce conditions.

Comesaña has improved significantly in 2024–25, but his game still lacks the polish of Báez under pressure. Their head-to-head (2–0 Báez) suggests that even when things get tight, Báez has the edge in fitness, experience, and execution.

🔮 Prediction

Pick: Sebastián Báez in 2 tight sets

Comesaña will make this competitive with his form and confidence, but Báez’s comfort level on clay and H2H advantage should guide him through.