Miomir Kecmanovic and Yosuke Watanuki will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Australian Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 6:00 pm on Court 14. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Miomir Kecmanovic who should win in 4 sets.

As per the initial odds, Miomir Kecmanovic is the pick to win this match.
Miomir Kecmanovic -> 1.34
Yosuke Watanuki -> 3.28

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Prediction and head to head Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Yosuke Watanuki

This will be the 4th time that Miomir Kecmanovic and Yosuke Watanuki clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Kecmanovic (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Kecmanovic won 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Newport Beach Challenger back in 2020.

Miomir Kecmanovic

Miomir Kecmanovic

2 - 2win/loss

Hard
2-2
I Hard
0-0
Rank
53
High
27
LLLWLLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 18-23 8-12 6-7 0-0 4-4 0-0
2023 28-31 11-13 9-9 6-5 2-4 0-0
2022 40-26 21-11 15-8 2-4 2-3 0-0
2021 17-27 6-11 5-8 5-6 1-2 0-0
2020 18-13 7-6 5-2 6-5 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 55, the Serbian will start his run at the Australian Open after he played his last match in Adelaide where he lost 5-7 7-6(9) 7-6(7) to Draper in the 2nd round on the 10th of January.

The Serbian has a compiled 2-2 win-loss record in 2024, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, Kecmanovic has an overall 269-194 record. He has a positive 118-83 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 4th round in 2022. See his history.

Australian Open
Kecmanovic's Record

Yosuke Watanuki

Yosuke Watanuki

0 - 1win/loss

Hard
0-1
I Hard
0-0
Rank
264
High
72
LWLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 1-4 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 43-23 29-12 7-5 1-2 6-4 0-0
2022 40-22 19-11 6-4 15-7 0-0 0-0
2021 18-17 8-9 2-3 6-4 2-1 0-0
2020 11-7 2-2 0-2 9-3 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 104, the Japanese will start his run at the Melbourne after he played his last match in Adelaide where he lost 4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4) to Diaz in the qualifications on the 7th of January.

Yousuke has a compiled 0-1 win-loss record in 2024, 0-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, Yousuke has an overall 219-137 record. He has a positive 132-74 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See his history.

Australian Open
Watanuki's Record

Tennis Scores – Australian Open

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