Miomir Kecmanovic and Max Purcell will square off in the quarter of the Rothesay International for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 12:30 pm on COURT 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Miomir Kecmanovic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Miomir Kecmanovic is the pick to win this match.
Miomir Kecmanovic -> 1.65
Max Purcell -> 2.24
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Prediction and head to head Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Max Purcell
This will be the 2nd time that Miomir Kecmanovic and Max Purcell face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kecmanovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they competed against each other, Kecmanovic won 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 1st round in the Zhangjiagang Challenger back in 2018.
Miomir Kecmanovic
15 - 18win/loss
53
27
LLWLWLWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-31 | 10-15 | 6-7 | 6-5 | 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. 53, Kecmanovic reached the quarter after beating Zhizhen Zhang 6-2 7-62 and Sebastian Baez 6-3 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Kecmanovic had a good straight sets win against Baez (6-3 6-2). During the match, Kecmanovic scored 59 points vs Baez’s 44. The Serbian was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kecmanovic blasted 8 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults. Miomir Kecmanovic lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kecmanovic put 67% of his first serves in, winning 70% (26/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 61% (11/18) on the 2nd serve. Miomir broke Baez 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Miomir hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 56% of the points he played.
Kecmanovic has winning record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (282-209). 2-2 on grass in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kecmanovic has a compiled 14-17 win-loss record in the last years on grass.
Kecmanovic has a compiled 15-17 win-loss record in 2024, 2-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Eastbourne
Max Purcell
16 - 17win/loss
98
40
LWLWLLLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-24 | 10-16 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-28 | 45-17 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-29 | 21-15 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-14 | 13-9 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 94, Purcell reached the quarter after beating Jan Choinski 7-64 6-4, Henry Searle 7-66 6-4, Laslo Djere 6-1 4-6 6-3 and Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Purcell had a good straight sets win against Sonego (6-4 6-4). During the match Purcell scored 67 points vs Sonego’s 55. Purcell was extremely aggressive to blast 27 winners.
About the serving games, Purcell recorded 5 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Max Purcell was extremely effective on serve to win 87% (27/31) of his 1st serve and 52% (12/23) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Australian broke Sonego 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Purcell started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Australian has a composed 15-17 win-loss record in 2024, 6-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Eastbourne
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kecmanovic | Purcell |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 38 | 92 |
| Pts | 135-106 | 322-272 |
| Total Points | 241 | 594 |
| Winners | 63 | 130 |
| %Winners | 47% | 40% |
Kecmanovic played 2 matches while Purcell competed in 4 matches. Purcell started his run from the qualifications while Kecmanovic had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Max Purcell surrendered 1 set while Miomir Kecmanovic hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Kecmanovic has played 5 set(s) less than Purcell (4 vs 9). Therefore, Kecmanovic played 54 games less than Purcell. The Serbian scored 63 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Purcell made 130 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kecmanovic | Purcell |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 34 |
| Avg per match | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| 1st in | 85/132 | 166/267 |
| %1st in | 64% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 63/85 | 130/166 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 27/47 | 54/101 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 53% |
Kecmanovic blasted 17 aces (8.5 per match). Purcell recorded 34 aces (8.5 per match). Kecmanovic won 74% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Purcell won 78% 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 | Kecmanovic | Purcell |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 13 |
| Converted | 6/9 | 13/40 |
| % Converted | 67% | 33% |
| Conceded | 8 | 18 |
| Saved | 7 | 12 |
| % Saved | 88% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 |
Miomir broke his opponents 6 times with a 67% conversion rate. The Serbian lost his serve once and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded. Max broke his opponents 13 times with a 33% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kecmanovic | ||||
| R1 Zhang |
R2 Baez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-62 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 17 | 38 | |
| pts | 76-62 | 59-44 | 135-106 | |
| Total points | 138 | 103 | 241 | |
| Winners | 37 | 26 | 63 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 44% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 8 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 48/77 | 37/55 | 85/132 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 67% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 37/48 | 26/37 | 63/85 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 70% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/29 | 11/18 | 27/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 61% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 4/7 | 6/9 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 57% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 3/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Purcell | ||||||
| Q1 Choinski |
Q3 Searle |
R1 Djere |
R2 Sonego |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-4 | 7-66 6-4 | 6-1 4-6 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 92 | |
| pts | 88-77 | 76-67 | 91-73 | 67-55 | 322-272 | |
| Total points | 165 | 143 | 164 | 122 | 594 | |
| Winners | 35 | 30 | 38 | 27 | 130 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 39% | 42% | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 13 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 34 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 47/72 | 37/65 | 51/76 | 31/54 | 166/267 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 57% | 67% | 57% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 35/47 | 30/37 | 38/51 | 27/31 | 130/166 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 81% | 75% | 87% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/25 | 17/28 | 13/25 | 12/23 | 54/101 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 61% | 52% | 52% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/12 | 2/5 | 5/12 | 3/11 | 13/40 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 40% | 42% | 27% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 18 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 1/2 | 5/7 | 2/3 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 71% | 67% | 128% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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