Gustavo Heide vs Francisco Comesana Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Rio Open

Prediction published on 17/02/2025, 03:58  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 17/02/2025 at 04:12 in Tennis Predictions

World number 162 Gustavo Heide will meet world number 86 Francisco Comesana in the first round of the 2025 Rio Open. The winner of their first career meeting at tour level will next play Juan Manuel Cerundolo or Nicolas Jarry. Below is our prediction for this match.

Gustavo Heide has never won in Rio. He lost in the first round of the qualifiers in 2022 and his main draw debut last season. The Brazilian will be motivated to avoid another early exit.

The 22-year-old is having a slow start to the season. He has compiled a 4-5 record and hasn’t won his last two fixtures.

Heide, who has a run to the quarter-finals in Gstaad last season as his best-ever tour performance, hasn’t won a tour main draw match. Heide begins a new week up three places to 159th in the live ranking.

Francisco Comesana claimed victory in his only previous match against Heide. That was on a clay surface in the challenger circuit two seasons ago.

He will hope for a similar outcome as he plots to kickstart a season turnaround. Comesana has also had a slow start to the season and after eight outings, has won just three times.

He is also on a two-match skid and was last in action in Buenos Aires. Comesana, who has lost all three tour-level matches he has contested, has dropped to 88th in the live ranking.