Miomir Kecmanovic surprises Sonego in the 3rd round of the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Kecmanovic surprises Sonego to face Gael Monfils in the 4th round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Lorenzo Sonego

Miomir Kecmanovic upsets Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 6-7(8) 6-2 7-5 in the 3rd round in Melbourne on Friday. Kecmanovic will face off with Gael Monfils in the 4th round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 22 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 2nd round in 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.

Kecmanovic
Melbourne
Kecmanovic's Record

The Serbian added to his prize money $ 120,000 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 300,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Miomir will add $ 300,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 600,000 in total.

Highlights Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Lorenzo Sonego Australian Open – Melbourne

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kecmanovic
Sonego
Miomir Kecmanovic
6-4 6-78 6-2
7-5
3h:22
Lorenzo Sonego
140
140
Total points
123
123
55
55
Winners
59
59
39%
39%
Ratio Winners
48%
48%
34
34
Unforced
50
50
40%
40%
Ratio Unforced
60%
60%
16/24
16/24
Net Approaches
20/32
20/32
67%
67%
Perc
63%
63%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
13
13
3
3
Double Faults
8
8
54%
54%
1st in
72%
72%
72%
72%
1st won
68%
68%
55/76
55/76
1st won
59/87
59/87
61%
61%
2nd won
50%
50%
40/66
40/66
2nd won
17/34
17/34
208
208
Fastest serve
210
210
187
187
AVG 1st Serve
184
184
144
144
AVG 2nd Serve
152
152
-- Break Points --
6/13
6/13
Total
2/13
2/13
46%
46%
Won
15%
15%
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At the end of the match, Miomir scored 140 points vs. Sonego’s 123.

Kecmanovic

Miomir won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points since he converted only 46% (6/13) of the procured opportunities.

Sonego

On the other side, Sonego wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 15% – 2/13). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Kecmanovic and Sonego is 2-3 for Lorenzo.

Draw and next match H2H: Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Gael Monfils – stats

Kecmanovic will fight against Monfils in the 4th round.

This will be the 2nd time that Miomir Kecmanovic and Gael Monfils fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Monfils (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

Miomir Kecmanovic Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Serbian snatched in the 3rd game (2-1) just before eventually conquering the set (6-4).

The Serbian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 5th game (3-1 30-40). On the other side, Sonego was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th game (2-3 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 62 points. Miomir was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than Sonego (34-28). Miomir conceded 10 points on serve (24-10). on the other side of the court, Sonego conceded 10 points on serve (18-10).

Kecmanovic started the set strong after breaking Lorenzo Sonego in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Lorenzo managed to stage a great comeback to break Kecmanovic in the 8th (4-4) game before winning the set at the breaker at 8.

Tiebreak

Lorenzo won 7 minibreaks in the 3rd (1-2), 6th (2-4), 10th (4-6), 11th (5-6), 14th (7-7), 15th (8-7) and 18th (10-8) point. On the other side, the Serbian won 5 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (3-1), 8th (5-3), 9th (6-3) and 16th (8-8) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 3-5, 3-6, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 7-7, 8-7, 8-8, 9-8, 10-8

Lorenzo was spot on in converting all his break points in the 4th (1-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40 and 40-A). Sonego saved 5 set points when he was 2-5, 3-5, 3-6, 4-6 and 5-6 down. In addition on the other side, Kecmanovic was spot on in converting all his break points in the 1st game (0-0 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 89 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Lorenzo won just 3 points more than Kecmanovic (46-43). Sonego lost 13 points on serve (28-13). On the other side, the Serbian conceded 18 points on serve (30-18).

Kecmanovic in this set was too strong for the Italian and without struggling too much he won 6-2 after breaking Sonego in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

Lorenzo was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-2 to 6-2.

They contested 43 points. The Serbian was the one to win the set after conquering 11 points more than Lorenzo (27-16). Kecmanovic conceded 6 points on serve (16-6). On the losing side, the Italian conceded 11 points on serve (10-11).

Monfils had a strong start of this set after breaking Lorenzo Sonego in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, the Serbian refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Lorenzo in the 8th (4-4) gamein the 12th game before winning the set (7-5) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

Miomir converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, Sonego converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 3rd game (2-1 30-40).

They contested 69 points. Miomir won 5 more points than Lorenzo (37-32). The Serbian dropped 12 points on serve (25-12). on the other side of the court, the Italian conceded 12 points on serve (20-12).

 

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