Ignacio BusevsFrancisco Comesana

Ignacio Buse meets Francisco Comesana in the Round of 32 at the Open Aix Provence Crédit Agricole on April 28, a clay court event where the Argentine pair bring contrasting trajectories. Buse, ranked 58th, has won just one of his last five matches after losing his most recent outing four days ago. Comesana sits at 105th and arrives on a three-match losing streak, though he played two weeks ago.

The pair have met once before, with Comesana taking that encounter. Both have faced common opponents in recent weeks with mixed results; Comesana defeated Arthur Fils and Damir Dzumhur while Buse fell to both, but each lost to Alejandro Tabilo, Arthur Cazaux, and Ben Shelton. On clay specifically, Buse holds a 55% record over a recent sample, while Comesana sits at 40%.

Buse operates as a counterpuncher who thrives on retrieving and redirecting pace rather than generating it himself. Comesana brings a more rounded game with multiple weapons and the versatility to dictate or adapt depending on the rally's shape. The surface will demand clay court consistency from both; Buse must control the rhythm to avoid prolonged baseline exchanges, while Francisco Comesana needs to impose his all-court skill set early to avoid settling into a reactive pattern.