Francisco Comesaña 🇦🇷 vs. Arthur Cazaux 🇫🇷

🎾 ATP Kitzbühel 2025 – Round of 16 Preview

Francisco Comesaña 🇦🇷 vs. Arthur Cazaux 🇫🇷

📍 Kitzbühel | 🗓️ July 23 | 🟤 Clay (Altitude)

🧠 Form & Context

Francisco Comesaña
🌱 Clay court specialist: 19–13 on clay in 2025, with three straight R16 or better runs in Hamburg, Gstaad, and now Kitzbühel.
🎯 Building momentum: Took down Boyer in straights here after solid wins over Carballés Baena and Trungelliti in Gstaad.
📈 Career year: Broke into the top 75 with a semifinal in Rio (def. Zverev) and R3 showings in both Madrid and Rome.
🪨 Altitude ready: Compact strokes and solid movement help him excel on medium-slow, high-bounce clay courts.

Arthur Cazaux
💥 Wildcard threat: Unpredictable but dangerous—beat Etcheverry last week in Gstaad and pushed Bublik to the brink in the SF.
🎾 Not built for clay: Only 5–4 on the surface this year—his game shines more on faster courts.
💪 Clutch fighter: Saved a match point to outlast Buse in R1 and has gritted through multiple three-setters recently.
🧳 Fatigue alert: This will be his 8th match in 11 days—looked physically taxed in his last outing.

🔍 Match Breakdown

Comesaña plays with patience and structure—ideal traits against Cazaux’s riskier, flatter ball-striking. The Argentine uses height, spin, and rally control to open up space and capitalize on errors, especially at altitude where consistency is key.

Cazaux will look to shorten points with his aggressive forehand and touch at the net. But his clay footwork remains a vulnerability, especially after a taxing fortnight. If Comesaña absorbs the early pressure and drags him into long rallies, the Frenchman may run out of steam.

The first set looms large—Cazaux struggles to rally if he drops a tight opener. Comesaña just needs to maintain composure and stick to his clay-court patterns to gradually gain the upper hand.

🔮 Prediction

Cazaux has heart and flash, but Comesaña is peaking and well suited for this court and matchup. Expect longer rallies, scoreboard tension, and a clinical close from the Argentine.

Prediction: Francisco Comesaña in 2 sets – the surface, rhythm, and current form lean his way, especially late in each set.