Francis Tiafoe vs Francisco Comesana predictions, Jan 20, 2026

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In an intriguing first-round clash at the 2026 ATP Australian Open, Francis Tiafoe faces off against Francisco Comesana. Tiafoe, playing on home soil, has recently demonstrated impressive form, securing victories in 4 of his last 5 matches. His aggressive baseline play, combined with strong serving, allows him to dictate rallies and apply pressure on his opponents. Tiafoe’s ability to effectively target the corners and exploit his opponents’ weaknesses will be crucial in this matchup.

On the other hand, Comesana enters the match with a mixed bag of results, winning 2 of his last 4 encounters. Known for his tactical awareness and consistent baseline game, Comesana will need to find a way to counter Tiafoe’s powerful shots and maintain a steady rhythm. If he can implement a strategic approach to disrupt Tiafoe’s offensive flow, he could pose a challenge.

With bookmakers favoring Tiafoe at odds of 1.09 compared to Comesana at 5.72, the expectations lean heavily towards the home player. However, in the unpredictable landscape of tennis, Comesana remains capable of pulling off an upset. This match promises to showcase contrasting styles, making it a compelling encounter for fans and analysts alike.

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Tiafoe 68.8%

Comesana 31.2%

Prediction (the most likely score): 3:0

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	1.38		3.05
	1.39		3.06	Watch and Bet
	1.4		2.9

Latest Results

18.01.26 Francis Tiafoe – Jason Kubler – 3:0 06.01.26 Daniil Medvedev – Francis Tiafoe – 2:0 04.01.26 Aleksandar Vukic – Francis Tiafoe – 0:2 07.12.25 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia – Francis Tiafoe – 1:2 04.12.25 Francis Tiafoe – Taylor Harry Fritz – 2:1

17.01.26 Patrick Kypson – Francisco Comesana – 1:3 13.01.26 Ben Shelton – Francisco Comesana – 2:0 11.01.26 Francisco Comesana – Valentin Royer – 2:0 06.01.26 Juncheng Shang – Francisco Comesana – 2:0 28.10.25 Felix Aliassime-Auger – Francisco Comesana – 2:1

Facts

Tiafoe is ranked ATP: 31. Comesana is ranked ATP: 68.

Tiafoe is showing really good form (last 5 games: 4 wins).

Comesana may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

In this match, Tiafoe is a strong favorite.

Recently, there has been no match between the players.

Standings

Draw

Singles – Main

1/64-finals

1	Alcaraz C. (1)	Walton A.	3 : 0
2	Hanfmann Y.	Svajda Z. (Q)	3 : 1
3	Zheng M. (Q)	Korda S.	3 : 2
4	Schoolkate T.	Moutet C. (32)	0 : 3
5	Paul T. (19)	Kovacevic A.
6	Tirante T. A.	Vukic A.
7	Budkov Kjaer N. (Q)	Opelka R.
8	Misolic F.	Davidovich Fokina A. (14)
9	Bublik A. (10)	Brooksby J.	3 : 0
10	Ugo Carabelli C.	Fucsovics M.	0 : 3
11	Kecmanovic M.	Etcheverry T. M.	2 : 3
12	Fery A. (Q)	Cobolli F. (20)	3 : 0
13	Tiafoe F. (29)	Kubler J. (Q)	3 : 0
14	Kypson P. (WC)	Comesana F.	1 : 3
15	Navone M.	Medjedovic H.
16	McDonald M. (LL)	De Minaur A. (6)
17	Zverev A. (3)	Diallo G.	3 : 1
18	Popyrin A.	Muller A.
19	Nava E.	Jacquet K. (WC)	3 : 2
20	Bonzi B.	Norrie C. (26)	2 : 3
21	Cerundolo F. (18)	Zhang Z.	3 : 0
22	Draxl L. (Q)	Dzumhur D.	0 : 3
23	Blockx A. (LL)	Faria J. (Q)	1 : 3
24	Arnaldi M.	Rublev A. (13)
25	Medvedev D. (11)	De Jong J.
26	Halys Q.	Tabilo A.
27	Majchrzak K.	Fearnley J.
28	Marozsan F.	Rinderknech A. (24)
29	Tien L. (25)	Giron M.
30	Ymer E. (Q)	Shevchenko A.
31	Cerundolo J. M.	Thompson J. (WC)
32	Borges N.	Auger-Aliassime F. (7)
33	Musetti L. (5)	Collignon R.
34	Sonego L.	Taberner C.
35	Dimitrov G.	Machac T.
36	Mochizuki S.	Tsitsipas S. (31)
37	Lehecka J. (17)	Gea A. (Q)
38	Djere L.	Wawrinka S. (WC)
39	Kopriva V.	Struff J-L.
40	Royer V.	Fritz T. (9)
41	Mensik J. (16)	Carreno-Busta P.
42	Sakamoto R. (Q)	Jodar R. (Q)
43	Hurkacz H.	Bergs Z.
44	Quinn E.	Griekspoor T. (23)
45	Nakashima B. (27)	Van De Zandschulp B.
46	Shang J.	Bautista-Agut R.
47	Atmane T.	Maestrelli F. (Q)
48	Martinez P.	Djokovic N. (4)
49	Shelton B. (8)	Humbert U.
50	Sweeny D. (Q)	Monfils G.
51	Mannarino A.	Hijikata R. (WC)
52	Damm M. (Q)	Vacherot V. (30)
53	Shapovalov D. (21)	Bu Y. (WC)
54	Altmaier D.	Cilic M.
55	Munar J.	Svrcina D.
56	Bellucci M.	Ruud C. (12)
57	Khachanov K. (15)	Michelsen A.
58	O’Connell C. (WC)	Basavareddy N. (Q)
59	Mpetshi Perricard G.	Baez S.
60	Garin C.	Darderi L. (22)
61	Fonseca J. (28)	Spizzirri E.
62	Nardi L.	Wu Y. (Q)
63	Duckworth J. (WC)	Prizmic D. (LL)
64	Gaston H.	Sinner J. (2)

1/32-finals

1	Alcaraz C. (1)	Hanfmann Y.
2	Zheng M.	Moutet C. (32)
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8
5	Bublik A. (10)	Fucsovics M.
6	Etcheverry T. M.	Fery A.
7	Tiafoe F. (29)	Comesana F.
8	TBD #15	TBD #16
9	Zverev A. (3)	TBD #18
10	Nava E.	Norrie C. (26)
11	Cerundolo F. (18)	Dzumhur D.
12	Faria J.	TBD #24
13	TBD #25	TBD #26
14	TBD #27	TBD #28
15	TBD #29	TBD #30
16	TBD #31	TBD #32
17	TBD #33	TBD #34
18	TBD #35	TBD #36
19	TBD #37	TBD #38
20	TBD #39	TBD #40
21	TBD #41	TBD #42
22	TBD #43	TBD #44
23	TBD #45	TBD #46
24	TBD #47	TBD #48
25	TBD #49	TBD #50
26	TBD #51	TBD #52
27	TBD #53	TBD #54
28	TBD #55	TBD #56
29	TBD #57	TBD #58
30	TBD #59	TBD #60
31	TBD #61	TBD #62
32	TBD #63	TBD #64

1/16-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8
5	TBD #9	TBD #10
6	TBD #11	TBD #12
7	TBD #13	TBD #14
8	TBD #15	TBD #16
9	TBD #17	TBD #18
10	TBD #19	TBD #20
11	TBD #21	TBD #22
12	TBD #23	TBD #24
13	TBD #25	TBD #26
14	TBD #27	TBD #28
15	TBD #29	TBD #30
16	TBD #31	TBD #32

1/8-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8
5	TBD #9	TBD #10
6	TBD #11	TBD #12
7	TBD #13	TBD #14
8	TBD #15	TBD #16

Quarter-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8

Semi-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4

Final

1

TBD #1

TBD #2

ATP Australian Open Outrights

1. Sinner Jannik: 1.73 (31.63%)

2. Alcaraz Carlos: 2.43 (22.48%)

3. Djokovic Novak: 13 (4.21%)

4. Medvedev Daniil: 21 (2.61%)

5. Zverev Alexander: 24 (2.28%)

6. Bublik Alexander: 41 (1.33%)

7. De Minaur Alex: 41.5 (1.32%)

8. Fritz Taylor: 48.67 (1.12%)

9. Shelton Ben: 68 (0.8%)

10. Auger-Aliassime Felix: 75.67 (0.72%)

11. Fonseca Joao: 78 (0.7%)

12. Kokkinakis Thanasi: 100 (0.55%)

13. Brooksby Jenson: 100 (0.55%)

14. Bonzi Benjamin: 100 (0.55%)

15. Ruusuvuori Emil: 100 (0.55%)

16. Kecmanovic Miomir: 100 (0.55%)

17. Walton Adam: 100 (0.55%)

18. Svajda Zachary: 100 (0.55%)

19. Musetti Lorenzo: 100.33 (0.55%)

20. Mensik Jakub: 100.33 (0.55%)

21. Lehecka Jiri: 100.33 (0.55%)

22. Hurkacz Hubert: 100.33 (0.55%)

23. Rublev Andrey: 117 (0.47%)

24. Tsitsipas Stefanos: 117 (0.47%)

25. Khachanov Karen: 125.33 (0.44%)

26. Paul Tommy: 125.33 (0.44%)

27. Ruud Casper: 133.67 (0.41%)

28. Tien Learner: 142 (0.39%)

29. Davidovich Fokina Alejandro: 150.33 (0.36%)

30. Humbert Ugo: 150.33 (0.36%)

31. Machac Tomas: 150.33 (0.36%)

32. Vacherot Valentin: 158.67 (0.34%)

33. McDonald Mackenzie: 180.2 (0.3%)

34. Tiafoe Frances: 183.67 (0.3%)

35. Fery Arthur: 183.67 (0.3%)

36. Dimitrov Grigor: 200.33 (0.27%)

37. Zheng Michael: 200.33 (0.27%)

38. Norrie Cameron: 208.67 (0.26%)

39. Munar Jaume: 208.67 (0.26%)

40. Baez Sebastian: 208.67 (0.26%)

41. Cerundolo Francisco: 225.33 (0.24%)

42. Sonego Lorenzo: 233.67 (0.23%)

43. Mpetshi Perricard Giovanni: 233.67 (0.23%)

44. Thompson Jordan: 233.67 (0.23%)

45. Fearnley Jacob: 233.67 (0.23%)

46. Shapovalov Denis: 233.67 (0.23%)

47. Michelsen Alex: 233.67 (0.23%)

48. Popyrin Alexei: 233.67 (0.23%)

49. Royer Valentin: 233.67 (0.23%)

50. Nakashima Brandon: 233.67 (0.23%)

51. Griekspoor Tallon: 233.67 (0.23%)

52. Darderi Luciano: 233.67 (0.23%)

53. Rinderknech Arthur: 233.67 (0.23%)

54. Bergs Zizou: 233.67 (0.23%)

55. Comesana Francisco: 233.67 (0.23%)

56. Kovacevic Aleksandar: 233.67 (0.23%)

57. Altmaier Daniel: 233.67 (0.23%)

58. De Jong Jesper: 233.67 (0.23%)

59. Kopriva Vit: 233.67 (0.23%)

60. Giron Marcos: 233.67 (0.23%)

61. Cerundolo Juan Manuel: 233.67 (0.23%)

62. Djere Laslo: 233.67 (0.23%)

63. Nardi Luca: 233.67 (0.23%)

64. Halys Quentin: 233.67 (0.23%)

65. Mochizuki Shintaro: 233.67 (0.23%)

66. Collignon Raphael: 233.67 (0.23%)

67. Etcheverry Tomas Martin: 233.67 (0.23%)

68. Bellucci Mattia: 233.67 (0.23%)

69. Martinez Pedro: 233.67 (0.23%)

70. Struff Jan-Lennard: 233.67 (0.23%)

71. Cilic Marin: 233.67 (0.23%)

72. Arnaldi Matteo: 233.67 (0.23%)

73. Bu Yunchaokete: 233.67 (0.23%)

74. Shevchenko Alexander: 233.67 (0.23%)

75. Mannarino Adrian: 233.67 (0.23%)

76. Fucsovics Marton: 233.67 (0.23%)

77. Nava Emilio: 233.67 (0.23%)

78. Taberner Carlos: 233.67 (0.23%)

79. Svrcina Dalibor: 233.67 (0.23%)

80. Gaston Hugo: 233.67 (0.23%)

81. Bautista-Agut Roberto: 233.67 (0.23%)

82. Duckworth James: 233.67 (0.23%)

83. Van De Zandschulp Botic: 233.67 (0.23%)

84. Carreno-Busta Pablo: 233.67 (0.23%)

85. Atmane Terence: 233.67 (0.23%)

86. Navone Mariano: 233.67 (0.23%)

87. Hijikata Rinky: 233.67 (0.23%)

88. Tirante Thiago Agustin: 233.67 (0.23%)

89. Tabilo Alejandro: 233.67 (0.23%)

90. Vukic Aleksandar: 233.67 (0.23%)

91. Muller Alexandre: 233.67 (0.23%)

92. Spizzirri Eliot: 233.67 (0.23%)

93. Opelka Reilly: 233.67 (0.23%)

94. Dzumhur Damir: 233.67 (0.23%)

95. Quinn Ethan: 233.67 (0.23%)

96. Medjedovic Hamad: 233.67 (0.23%)

97. Majchrzak Kamil: 233.67 (0.23%)

98. Garin Cristian: 233.67 (0.23%)

99. Monfils Gael: 233.67 (0.23%)

100. Marozsan Fabian: 233.67 (0.23%)

101. Wawrinka Stan: 233.67 (0.23%)

102. O’Connell Christopher: 233.67 (0.23%)

103. Faria Jaime: 233.67 (0.23%)

104. Moutet Corentin: 233.67 (0.23%)

105. Hanfmann Yannick: 233.67 (0.23%)

106. Misolic Filip: 233.67 (0.23%)

107. Shang Juncheng: 233.67 (0.23%)

108. Borges Nuno: 233.67 (0.23%)

109. Basavareddy Nishesh: 233.67 (0.23%)

110. Ymer Elias: 233.67 (0.23%)

111. Sakamoto Rei: 233.67 (0.23%)

112. Maestrelli Francesco: 233.67 (0.23%)

113. Budkov Kjaer Nicolai: 233.67 (0.23%)

114. Gea Arthur: 233.67 (0.23%)

115. Prizmic Dino: 233.67 (0.23%)

116. Wu Yibing: 233.67 (0.23%)

117. Damm Martin (2003): 233.67 (0.23%)

118. Jodar Rafael: 233.67 (0.23%)

119. Sweeny Dane: 233.67 (0.23%)

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