

What Time Will Tommy Paul Play Against Miomir Kecmanovic?
Paul and Kecmanovic are on the Day 5 Schedule at Bnp Paribas Nordic Open 2024 on Friday 18 October 2024. 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?
Today’s match will feature Tommy Paul from the United States against Miomir Kecmanovic from Serbia. Kecmanovic currently leads the head-to-head record with three wins compared to Paul’s one win. In their previous encounters, Kecmanovic defeated Paul in their most recent match at the New York Hard court tournament with a score of 6-4, 6-2. Kecmanovic also emerged victorious in their previous matches at the Australian Open (7-6(7), 7-5, 7-6(8)) and the ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (7-5, 7-6(2)). However, Paul managed to secure a win against Kecmanovic at the Australian Open with a score of 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-0.
Tommy Paul, aged 27, currently holds the 13th position in the world rankings and has reached a career-high of 12th place. In 2024, he has achieved a 42-17 record, winning two titles. In October 2023, Paul reached his career-high ranking after becoming the first American man since Roddick in 2009 to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open. He has a record of 7-13 against top-five opponents, including his biggest career win against No. 1 Alcaraz, which propelled him to his first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal in Toronto in 2023. Paul’s journey to his first ATP Tour final and title at the 2021 Stockholm included victories over his junior rivals, Fritz and Tiafoe. Additionally, Paul triumphed at the 2024 London/Queen’s Club and reached the semifinals of ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells and Rome, where he defeated the defending champion, No. 4 Medvedev, in the fourth round. Notably, Paul has caused upsets at ATP Masters 1000 events in 2022, defeating Nadal, Zverev, and Alcaraz.
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Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Varvara Gracheva
Alexander Zverev
Tallon Griekspoor
Jessika Ponchet
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah
Suzan Lamens
Cori Gauff
Ella Seidel
Elina Svitolina
Anhelina Kalinina
Luciano Darderi
Ben Shelton
Emma Navarro
Jelena Ostapenko
Holger Rune
Casper Ruud
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Arthur Fils
Miomir Kecmanovic, aged 25, currently holds the 55th position in the world rankings and reached a career-high of 27th place in January 2023. He secured his entry into the top 40 after winning his first ATP Tour title at the 2020 Kitzbuhel tournament. In 2022, Kecmanovic won a personal-best of 38 matches, reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open and the third round of both Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Throughout his career, he has made it to the quarterfinals of ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, including Indian Wells as a lucky loser in 2019, Indian Wells and Miami in 2022, where he defeated No. 6 Berrettini in the fourth round of Indian Wells. Kecmanovic’s accomplishments also include reaching the semifinals of the 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals, where he lost to Sinner, after defeating Ruud and Davidovich Fokina. As a junior player, he defeated Tsitsipas to win the 2015 Orange Bowl title and finished as the World No. 1 junior in 2016, ahead of Tsitsipas.
In today’s match, Kecmanovic will be aiming to reach his 14th ATP Tour semifinal and his first since Stockholm last year, where he lost to Kotov. This season, he has a record of 3-7 against players in the top 20, including wins against No. 14 Paul at the Australian Open, No. 7 Ruud at ATP Masters 1000 Rome, and No. 18 Baez at Eastbourne. If Kecmanovic manages to reach the semifinals, he will become the first player since Fognini in 2017-18 to achieve consecutive semifinal appearances in Stockholm.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Paul will win.
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