Miomir Kecmanovic vs Holger Rune Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Australian Open

Prediction published on 16/01/2025, 10:25  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 16/01/2025 at 10:31 in ATP Australian Open Predictions

World number 51 Miomir Kecmanovic will face 13th seed Holger Rune in the third round at the Australian Open. The winner of their third career meeting will play Jannik Sinner or Marcos Giron for a place in the quarter-finals. Below is our prediction for this match.

Miomir Kecmanovic defeated 18th seed Hubert Hurkacz to book his ticket for this round. He had battled through five sets to win his opener against compatriot Dusan Lajovic.

The Serb has now won six of seven matches. Despite this, he has dropped to 55th in the live ranking.

Kecmanovic has progressed to the fourth round twice in the last three seasons in Melbourne. He defeated Rune in their first career matchup in Stockholm in 2023.

Holger Rune won the most recent showdown with Kecmanovic also on an indoor surface. This was in Basel, a week after they had matched up in Stockholm.

As the higher-ranked ATP player in this tie, he will be confident of another victory. Rune, the world number 13, has won both of his matches this week by relinquishing at least one set.

He needed a decider to win his opener against Zhang Zhizhen and then ousted Matteo Berrettini in four sets. This is Rune’s fourth successive appearance in Melbourne.

His best performance came two seasons ago as he qualified for the fourth round.