Liam Broady vs Miomir Kecmanovic Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Indian Wells

Prediction published on 10/03/2022, 08:22  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 10/03/2022 at 09:57 in Tennis Predictions

Liam Broady came through the qualifying rounds and faces Miomir Kecmanovic in the Indian Wells first round. The winner of this match faces 24th seed Marin Cilic in the second round.  Broady is ranked 124th in the world and last month was a career highest 116th. He has beaten Ramkumar Ramanthan (in three sets) and Christopher O'Connell to reach the first round of this tournament. Earlier this year he has qualified for the Australian Open, though lost in the first round and got to the last 16 in Dallas. He also qualified for the main draw of the Delray Beach Open and is now in the first round at Indian Wells for the first time in his career.

Broady faces a tough task to get past Miomir Kecmanovic who is the world number 61. The Serb has risen 16 places in the world rankings this year but was as high as 38th last year. 2022 has seen him reach the last 16 of the Australian Open, beating higher ranked players Tommy Paul and Lorenzo Sonego before losing to Gael Monfils. He beat Sonego again in Rio de Janiero where he got to the quarter final of a clay court tournament, losing to Francisco Cerundolo in three sets, after winning the first. He followed that up with another quarter final in Santiago, again on clay.  It's not just on that surface he has success though and got to the last eight at Indian Wells two years ago. The pair have met once before in the 2021 Miami Masters with Kecmanovic winning in three sets. Go for the Serb to get another win here.