Yoshihito Nishioka vs Miomir Kecmanovic Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP US Open

Prediction published on 25/08/2024, 15:09  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 25/08/2024 at 15:31 in ATP US Open Predictions

Yoshihito Nishioka faces Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of the hard court US Open. Whoever wins this match will take on either 18th seed Lorenzo Musetti or wild card Reilly Opelka next. Time for our match prediction.

Nishioka is currently 53rd in the live rankings and seven places lower in the ATP Race. The Japanese player is hoping to avoid a fifth consecutive first round loss in this Grand Slam. He'd lost four straight Grand Slam matches before his 2024 Wimbledon second round.

He has a great chance of improving his record if finding the form he was in last month in Atlanta. Nishioka won the ATP Tour hard court tournament and most recently got to the last 32 in Cincinnati.

In the first round of that tournament he beat Kecmanovic in straight sets. He now leads him 3-2 in previous meetings but they are 2-2 in hard court matches.

Miomir Kecmanovic also lost in the first round of this tournament last year. He's never made it past the second round of this Grand Slam. Kecmanovic is only one place below Nishioka in the live rankings but eight ahead of him in the ATP Race.

His current form is not impressive though with his last three hard court matches all ending in defeat. The latest of them being that loss to Nishioka in Cincinnati. On all surfaces he has just one win in his last six matches and seven of his last eight on this surface.

We tip Nishioka to win.