Francisco Comesana and Jaime Faria will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Oeiras 3 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 12:30 pm on CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francisco Comesana who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francisco Comesana is the pick to win this match.
Francisco Comesana -> 1.53
Jaime Faria -> 2.36
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Prediction and head to head Francisco Comesana vs. Jaime Faria
There is no head to head record between Francisco Comesana and Jaime Faria since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Francisco Comesana
10 - 9win/loss
121
87
LLLLWWWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-15 | 1-2 | 16-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 59-25 | 2-2 | 57-23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-18 | 2-2 | 28-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 49-15 | 0-0 | 49-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-10 | 7-6 | 5-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 115, the Argentine got to the semifinal after defeating Santiago Rodriguez Taverna 6-2 5-7 6-3, Elias Ymer 1-6 6-4 7-66 and Samuel Vincent Ruggeri 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Vincent Ruggeri (6-3 6-4). During the match, Comesana scored 64 points vs Vincent Ruggeri’s 41. Comesana was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about the service games, Comesana fired 2 aces and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults. Francisco Comesana was quite effective on serve to win 86% (30/35) of his 1st serve and 91% (10/11) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Francisco broke Vincent Ruggeri twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Comesana has lost 2 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Comesana has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (236-128). 9-7 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Comesana has an overall224-114 record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Argentine has an aggregate 10-9 win-loss record in 2024, 9-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Oeiras 3 Challenger
Francisco has never competed in this tournament before.
Jaime Faria
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-12 | 20-2 | 15-6 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 49-31 | 33-17 | 16-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-24 | 20-12 | 23-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-10 | 6-6 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 255 (career-high), the Portuguese got to the semifinal after beating Thiago Moura Monteiro 6-2 3-6 7-62 and Chun Hsin Tseng 6-2 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Jaime had a good straight sets win against Hsin Tseng (6-2 6-3). During the match Faria scored 60 points vs Hsin Tseng’s 48. Jaime was exceptionally aggressive to blast 20 winners.
About the serving games, Faria fired 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Jaime Faria was very efficient on serve to win 71% (20/28) of his 1st serve and 65% (17/26) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Portuguese broke Hsin Tseng 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jaime has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Faria’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M25 Vila Real de Santo Antonio,M25 Faro,M25 Quinta Do Lago and M25 Vale do Lobo.
Jaime has an overall 26-5 win-loss record in 2024, 4-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Oeiras 3 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2023, 2023 and 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Comesana | Faria |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 78 | 70 |
| Pts | 278-237 | 211-196 |
| Total Points | 515 | 407 |
| Winners | 120 | 92 |
| %Winners | 43% | 44% |
Both Comesana and Faria played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Francisco Comesana lost 2 sets, while Jaime Faria conceded 1 set. Comesana has played 1 set more than Faria (8 vs 7). Therefore, Comesana played 8 games more than Faria. Francisco scored 120 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Jaime struck 92 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Comesana | Faria |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 6.7 |
| 1st in | 168/257 | 121/207 |
| %1st in | 65% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 120/168 | 92/121 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 50/89 | 49/86 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 57% |
Comesana fired 13 aces (4.3 per match). Faria blasted 20 aces (6.7 per match). Comesana won 71% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Faria won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Comesana | Faria |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 10 |
| Converted | 10/35 | 10/14 |
| % Converted | 29% | 71% |
| Conceded | 22 | 13 |
| Saved | 15 | 9 |
| % Saved | 68% | 69% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 4 |
Francisco broke his opponents 10 times with a 29% conversion rate. Francisco surrendered his serve 7 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. Jaime broke his opponents 10 times with a 71% conversion rate. The Portuguese conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.
| Comesana | |||||
| R1 Rodriguez |
R2 Ymer |
1/4 Vincent |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 5-7 6-3 | 1-6 6-4 7-66 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 30 | 19 | 78 | |
| pts | 111-96 | 103-100 | 64-41 | 278-237 | |
| Total points | 207 | 203 | 105 | 515 | |
| Winners | 47 | 43 | 30 | 120 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | 47% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 70/104 | 63/107 | 35/46 | 168/257 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 59% | 76% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 47/70 | 43/63 | 30/35 | 120/168 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 68% | 86% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/34 | 23/44 | 10/11 | 50/89 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 52% | 91% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/18 | 3/8 | 2/9 | 10/35 | |
| Converted % | 28% | 38% | 22% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 15 | 0 | 22 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 11/15 | 0/0 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 73% | – | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Faria | |||||
| R1 Moura Monteiro |
R2 Hsin |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 3-6 7-62 | 6-2 6-3 | |||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Tot Games | 30 | 17 | 47 | ||
| pts | 84-83 | 60-48 | 144-131 | ||
| Total points | 167 | 108 | 275 | ||
| Winners | 40 | 20 | 60 | ||
| %Winners | 48% | 33% | 42% | ||
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 14 | 3 | 17 | ||
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1st in | 52/79 | 28/54 | 80/133 | ||
| % 1st in | 66% | 52% | 60% | ||
| 1st pts | 40/52 | 20/28 | 60/80 | ||
| % 1st pts | 77% | 71% | 75% | ||
| 2nd pts | 16/27 | 17/26 | 33/53 | ||
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 65% | 62% | ||
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Converted | 3/6 | 4/5 | 7/11 | ||
| Converted % | 50% | 80% | 64% | ||
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Saved | 1/3 | 4/4 | 5 | ||
| Saved % | 33% | 100% | 44% | ||
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
Head 2 Head
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- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Samuel Vincent RuggeriVincent Ruggeri (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Dennis NovakNovak (7-67 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Ugo BlanchetBlanchet – Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano (4-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Dennis NovakNovak (7-6(7) 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Samuel Vincent RuggeriVincent Ruggeri (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Jaime FariaFaria – Vilius GaubasGaubas (6-4 7-6(5)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Ugo BlanchetBlanchet – Valentin RoyerRoyer (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
