{"id":87793,"date":"2025-07-29T14:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=87793"},"modified":"2025-07-29T14:47:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:47:43","slug":"atp-toronto-day-4-predictions-including-alex-de-minaur-vs-francisco-comesana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/07\/29\/atp-toronto-day-4-predictions-including-alex-de-minaur-vs-francisco-comesana\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Toronto Day 4 Predictions Including Alex de Minaur vs Francisco Comesana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The North American hard court swing is well underway with ATP Toronto heading into day four. There promises to be plenty of entertaining action and as ever, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match &#8211; including <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/07\/29\/atp-toronto-day-4-predictions-tiafoe-watanuki\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Frances Tiafoe vs Yosuke Watanuki<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/07\/29\/atp-toronto-day-4-predictions-fritz-carballes-baena\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Christopher O&#8217;Connell<\/a>. But who will advance?<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Toronto Day 4 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Jiri Lehecka<strong> vs Mackenzie McDonald<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>Both players enter this match having little momentum over the past month of tennis. Jiri Lehecka had a good first half of the season but hasn&#8217;t quite replicated that level since a disappointingly early end to his campaign at Wimbledon &#8211; though one suspect his stumble will be short-lived. Mackenzie McDonald had a good start to his week winning in straight sets against David Goffin but there is a significant difference in weight of shot between these two which will make this a tall order for McDonald. Lehecka has the bigger serve and so, despite McDonald&#8217;s court craft and speed, it may be a one-sided match in favour of Lehecka.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Lehecka in 2<br \/>\n<a id=\"Keo0QmRERfdRs5mevLx0kw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2220911537\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Keo0QmRERfdRs5mevLx0kw',sig:'hArsCETp3N40G2ul6w4pOdB5J6ARRcES70GcbpSBWY0=',w:'594px',h:'377px',items:'2220911537',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Fabian Marozsan<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>Felix Auger-Aliassime will be looking at this week as a major opportunity to start the North American hard court swing on the right track. He faces Fabian Marozsan, a dangerous player from the baseline, and who will likely make things very tough for the Canadian to get the win. That being said, the Canadian is a better player on the hard courts, and that should hold him in good stead. Expect a fierce battle between the two, but Auger-Aliassime&#8217;s superior serve should ultimately give him a decisive edge.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Auger-Aliassime in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Tristan Boyer vs Jakub Mensik<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>Tristan Boyer played a solid qualifying before winning in straight sets in the first round here. He takes on teen sensation, Jakub Mensik, who might just be a dark horse when the US Open arrives. Mensik had a decent run at Wimbledon and he is at his best on hard courts. Expect a dominating start from the 19-year-old Mensik from start to finish with Czech positioned to lay down a marker here at Boyer&#8217;s expense.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Mensik in 2<br \/>\n<a id=\"Bob8GdHIRDF68WCp173wyg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2208823733\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Bob8GdHIRDF68WCp173wyg',sig:'dhF2MnJ3tFYBS80O_UWFzMkBbGmdtasaFLRW6UjPNpY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2208823733',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Alex de Minaur vs Francisco Comesana<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>Alex de Minaur had a fantastic run in Washington last week winning the title after playing five hard fought matches. It will be interesting to see how well the Australian has recovered with only a couple of days to recover. But this looks like quite a kind first-round draw up against Francisco Comesana. The Argentine posted some decent results on the clay over the past couple of weeks, but the Argentine still has some ways to go to be competitive on the hard courts and has not much chance to find his rhythm. De Minaur may struggle early on, but as he finds his rhythm, he should be the favourite to move ahead.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: de Minaur in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Main photo credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The North American hard court swing is well underway with ATP Toronto heading into day four. There promises to be plenty of entertaining action and as ever, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match &#8211; including Frances Tiafoe vs Yosuke Watanuki and Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Christopher O&#8217;Connell. 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