Miomir Kecmanovic vs Holger Rune Prediction & Picks - ATP Australian Open

Prediction published on 1/16/25, 9:46 AM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 1/16/25 at 9:50 AM in ATP Australian Open Picks

In Melbourne, it's the round of 16 that kicks off in the Australian Open Grand Slam. In this match, Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic takes on Denmark's Holger Rune for a place in the last 16. Miomir Kecmanovic had a tough start to the tournament, needing 5 sets to win his first round match against world #80 Dusan Lajovic. But this early setback proved to be nothing more than anecdotal, as the Serb created a surprise in the second round, eliminating top seed Hubert Hurkacz (18) in just 3 sets. A logical victory in the end for the man who seems to be in fine form this year, having been a semi-finalist in Adelaide last week.

Holger Rune, for his part, didn't get past the first round at the Brisbane tournament against Jiri Lehecka earlier this year, in his first tournament of the season. It was a difficult start for the Dane, who had to come from behind in his Grand Slam opener against world #49 Zhizhen Zhang, against whom he needed 5 sets to win. He followed this up with a fine victory over Matteo Berrettini, albeit in a very close match lasting 3h30.