🎾 ATP Bucharest: Klizan vs Comesana – Match Preview

🎾 ATP Bucharest: Klizan vs Comesana – Match Preview

🧠 Form & Context

🟨 Martin Klizan

• ⏪ Veteran comeback: 35 years old and returning to the tour with decent Challenger form (6–6 overall, 3–2 on clay).
• 📈 Qualifying momentum: Picked up back-to-back wins in Bucharest qualifying, showing flashes of his old lefty game.
• 🎾 Proven on clay: Holds a 331–188 career clay record and 4 ATP clay titles—though his last came nearly 10 years ago.
• 🧱 Limited high-level fitness: All recent matches have come at Futures or Challenger level.

🟥 Francisco Comesana

• 🚀 Rising Argentinian: Currently ranked No. 64, enjoying a career-best season (9–8 overall, 6–4 on clay).
• ⚙️ Clay-native style: Career 254–133 record on clay, thrives in long rallies and slower tempo matches.
• 📈 Tour-tested: Competed well against Baez and Zverev—proven he can hang with top-50 players.
• 🇷🇴 Bucharest debut: New to this event but well-equipped to adapt quickly to the conditions.

🔍 Match Breakdown

Klizan’s lefty spin and shot variation can be dangerous, especially in early sets when he's fresh. His experience and clay-court instincts still give him tools to frustrate less disciplined opponents.

But Comesana brings consistency, physicality, and a rock-solid clay mentality. He plays with purpose and absorbs pressure well, which should help neutralize Klizan’s offense—particularly if rallies extend past 5–6 shots.

If Klizan doesn't land a high percentage of first serves and forehands early, this could become a war of attrition he’s not ready for at this stage of his comeback.

🔮 Prediction

Pick: Comesana in straight sets

Klizan may keep it close for a set, but Comesana’s form, youth, and clay-court sharpness should carry him through comfortably over the course of the match.