Tommy Paul and Miomir Kecmanovic will square off in the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 12:00 pm on Margaret Court Arena. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tommy Paul who should win in 5 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tommy Paul is the pick to win this match.
Tommy Paul -> 1.48
Miomir Kecmanovic -> 2.66
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Prediction and head to head Tommy Paul vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
This will be the 4th time that Tommy Paul and Miomir Kecmanovic fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Kecmanovic (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Paul won 7-5 7-6(2) in the 1st round in Cincinnati back in 2023.
Tommy Paul
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38-15 | 14-9 | 10-4 | 4-0 | 10-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-29 | 29-13 | 5-6 | 3-5 | 9-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-27 | 21-12 | 2-6 | 9-5 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-23 | 12-12 | 9-7 | 12-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-14 | 12-6 | 5-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 14, Paul got to the 3rd round after beating Gregoire Barrere 6-2 6-3 6-3 and Jack Draper 6-2 3-6 6-3 7-5.
In the 2nd round, The American defeated Draper (6-2 3-6 6-3 7-5). During the match, Paul scored 124 points vs Draper’s 107. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Regarding the service games, Paul bagged 9 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Tommy Paul was pretty effective on serve to win 75% (50/67) of his 1st serve and 60% (26/43) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The American broke Draper 6 times after converting 32% of his break points (6/19).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Paul has lost 1 set in this competition to win 56% of the points he played.
Paul has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (353-206). 3-1 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Paul has a composed 178-102 record in the last years on hard.
The American has a composed 3-1 win-loss record in 2024, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Miomir Kecmanovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-24 | 9-13 | 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. 60, Kecmanovic got to the 3rd round after defeating Yosuke Watanuki 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 and Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 1-6 7-65 1-6 7-69.
In the 2nd round, The Serbian had a tough win against Struff to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (6-4 1-6 7-65 1-6 7-69).During the match Kecmanovic scored less points (12) than Struff. In fact, the world no. 14 won 161 points vs Struff’s. That means that Kecmanovic was more focused during the important points. The Serbian was extremely aggressive to blast 73 winners.
Talking about serving, Kecmanovic managed to score 10 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Miomir Kecmanovic lost the serve 5 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kecmanovic put 64% of his first serves in, winning 73% (73/100) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (27/56) on the 2nd serve. Kecmanovic broke Struff twice after converting 14% of his break points (2/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kecmanovic has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 50% of the points he played.
Miomir has a composed 4-2 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 4th round in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Paul | Kecmanovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 64 | 91 |
| Pts | 211-163 | 287-284 |
| Total Points | 374 | 571 |
| Winners | 87 | 135 |
| %Winners | 41% | 47% |
Both Paul and Kecmanovic played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Tommy Paul dropped 1 set, while Miomir Kecmanovic dropped 3 sets. Paul has played 2 set(s) less than Kecmanovic (7 vs 9). Therefore, Paul played 27 games less than Kecmanovic. Tommy scored 87 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Miomir bagged 135 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Paul | Kecmanovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 9 |
| 1st in | 110/180 | 183/279 |
| %1st in | 61% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 87/110 | 135/183 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 44/70 | 51/96 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 53% |
Paul struck 18 aces (9 per match). Kecmanovic blasted 18 aces (9 per match). Paul won 79% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Kecmanovic won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Paul | Kecmanovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 6 |
| Converted | 11/26 | 6/20 |
| % Converted | 42% | 30% |
| Conceded | 9 | 13 |
| Saved | 6 | 6 |
| % Saved | 67% | 46% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 7 |
Paul broke his opponents 11 times with a 42% conversion rate. Tommy surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Serbian broke his opponents 6 times with a 30% conversion rate. Kecmanovic conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 46% of the break points that he conceded.
| Paul | ||||
| R1 Barrere |
R2 Draper |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 6-3 | 6-2 3-6 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 38 | 64 | |
| pts | 87-56 | 124-107 | 211-163 | |
| Total points | 143 | 231 | 374 | |
| Winners | 37 | 50 | 87 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 40% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 43/70 | 67/110 | 110/180 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 37/43 | 50/67 | 87/110 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 75% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/27 | 26/43 | 44/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 60% | 63% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 6/19 | 11/26 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 32% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 2/5 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 40% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Kecmanovic | ||||
| R1 Watanuki |
R2 Struff |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 1-6 7-65 1-6 7-69 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 41 | 50 | 91 | |
| pts | 126-111 | 161-173 | 287-284 | |
| Total points | 237 | 334 | 571 | |
| Winners | 62 | 73 | 135 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 45% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 10 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 83/123 | 100/156 | 183/279 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 64% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 62/83 | 73/100 | 135/183 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 73% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/40 | 27/56 | 51/96 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 48% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 2/14 | 6/20 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 14% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3/8 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 38% | 49% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
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