Tennis
2026-01-21 - Frances Tiafoe vs Francisco Comesana
A Sports Betting Pick by FirstDown
Tennis : Australian Open Second Round
Wednesday 21st January 2025 - Scheduled 9pm
10am (British Time)
Preview
He was able to roll through the gears after coming through a tight first set in the First Round, but Frances Tiafoe will know that he needs to be a lot better if he is going to have a serious impact in Melbourne.
Four of the last five appearances at the Australian Open have ended in the Second Round, but Frances Tiafoe has to look at this match as an opportunity.
His World Ranking has been slipping over the last several months and there is a danger that Frances Tiafoe will not be Seeded at Grand Slam events to be played in 2026. He is the Number 29 Seed at the Australian Open, but another early exit and then a couple of poor months on the Tour would push Frances Tiafoe into a position where he could end up facing top names right from the outset in a Major.
After winning in straight sets, Frances Tiafoe is taking on Francisco Comesana.
Like many playing out of South America, Francisco Comesana will spend the majority of his time playing clay court tennis and his hard court numbers have been steady, but unspectacular. Over the last twelve months, Comesana has really had a tough time when drawn against top 50 Ranked opponents and his service numbers have not been nearly as effective as they would need to be on a hard court.
Francisco Comesana is not playing an opponent who has the most consistent return on the Tour, but Frances Tiafoe may be able to begin to exert his control on the match the longer it goes.
This is what happened in the First Round and the World Number 34 might just be able to produce something similar as he looks to overcome the same spread as faced against Jason Kubler.
Prediction
Lay the games with the American as he looks to continue reversing his slide down the World Rankings.
The Pick :
Frances Tiafoe 3-0 Francisco Comesana
