Prediction Of Kecmanovic Vs Nishioka H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Delray Beach Open 2025?

What Time Will Miomir Kecmanovic Play Against Yoshihito Nishioka?

Kecmanovic and Nishioka are on the Day 3 Schedule at Delray Beach Open 2025 on Wednesday 12 February 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

In the Round 2 match, Miomir Kecmanovic from Serbia will face Yoshihito Nishioka from Japan. Kecmanovic currently leads the head-to-head record between them with 3 wins compared to Nishioka’s 2 wins. Their previous encounters took place at various tournaments.

In the 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, they faced each other in the Round of 16, where Kecmanovic emerged victorious as Nishioka retired from the match.

Moving to the 2020 ATP Masters 1000 Rome, they met in the Round of 64 on clay court, and Nishioka won the match with a score of 6-4, 6-1.

They also had a match in Tokyo, Japan, where it was the Round of 32. Kecmanovic won this closely contested match with a score of 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-2.

Another encounter between them happened at the 2024 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati. Nishioka won this match with a score of 6-4, 7-5 in the Round of 64.

Their most recent meeting was in the 2024 US Open, where they faced each other in the Round of 128. Kecmanovic won this match in a marathon five-set battle with a score of 7-6(2), 2-6, 5-7, 7-5, 1-0, as Nishioka retired.

It’s worth noting that they also met in a different event, the 2021 St. Petersburg qualifying rounds. This match ended with Nishioka winning in three sets, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.

Miomir Kecmanovic is currently 25 years old and ranked 56th in the world. He achieved his career-high ranking of 27th in January 2023. In 2025, he has a win-loss record of 8-5, and he reached the semifinals of the Adelaide event. He has also had success in the past, breaking into the top 40 after winning his first ATP Tour title in 2020 at Kitzbuhel. His best year was 2022, where he earned a personal-best of 38 wins and reached the 4th round of the Australian Open, as well as the 3rd round of both Roland Garros and Wimbledon. He has also reached the quarterfinals of ATP Masters 1000 tournaments such as Indian Wells and Miami in 2019 and 2022. One of the defining moments in his career was defeating Tsitsipas to win the 2015 Orange Bowl junior title and finishing 2016 as the world’s number one junior player.

Kecmanovic is aiming for his 100th hard court win, which would make him the fourth Serbian man in the Open Era to achieve this feat. He also hopes to reach his 31st ATP Tour quarterfinal, the second one in 2025, and has a record of 5-1 against lower-ranked players this year. His only loss to a lower-ranked player was against eventual champion Muller in the Hong Kong Round of 32, where he held two match points.

On the other hand, Yoshihito Nishioka is 29 years old and currently ranked 63rd in the world. He achieved his career-high ranking of 24th in June 2023 after reaching the 4th round of both the Australian Open and Roland Garros for the first time in his career. He had a significant win over World No. 2 Ruud in the 2022 Seoul tournament, where he won his second ATP Tour title. Nishioka has also showcased his resilience, saving two match points against Shapovalov in the 2018 Shenzhen tournament to claim his first title as a 171st-ranked qualifier. He has rallied from a set down three times, including saving a match point against de Minaur, on his way to the finals of the 2020 Delray Beach and 2022 Washington tournaments. Another notable achievement for Nishioka was defeating his countryman, World No. 5 Nishikori, en route to the quarterfinals of the 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati.

In this tournament, Nishioka aims to reach his 24th ATP Tour quarterfinal, a decade after reaching his first quarterfinal in Delray Beach as the 154th-ranked qualifier. This is also five years after playing in his second of six career ATP Tour finals at this venue, where he lost to Opelka.

The match between Kecmanovic and Nishioka will take place at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Delray Beach, Florida, USA from February 10th to 16th, 2025.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Kecmanovic will win.
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