ATP Paris Bercy: Miomir Kecmanovic vs John Millman Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction for Rolex Paris Masters 2020


Miomir Kecmanovic will battle against John Millman in the first round of the 2020 Rolex Paris Masters. They have played against each other once before on the ATP Tour.
Match Details:
- Date: 3rd November 2020
- Tournament: ATP Paris Bercy 2020
- Match: Miomir Kecmanovic vs John Millman
- Venue: Paris, France
- Category: ATP 1000
- Surface: Indoor Hard-Court
- Prize Money: Approx. €3,151,145
Miomir Kecmanovic vs John Millman: Match Preview

This is a matchup between two equals. Both the players have an equal win-loss record and won their first titles in 2020, and are ranked close to each other.
Miomir Kecmanovic is a Next Gen Finals contender. The 21-year-old Serbian is gradually picking up steam on the ATP Tour and also won his first career title this year. He performed brilliantly throughout the Austrian Open Kitzbuhel and saw his efforts being rewarded with a well-earned title. The youngster also saw his world ranking reach his career-best – 39 – after this tournament.
However, Kecmanovic hasn’t been able to replicate that form in subsequent tournaments and has a disappointing 2-5 record after his title victory at Kitzbuhel. Now world no. 42, he will be looking to bounce back in form in Paris.
His opponent is Australian John Millman. Ten years senior to Kecmanovic, his 2020 season was pretty disappointing with him not proceeding beyond the second round in most of the tournaments he competed in. His best performance until October was at the Australian Open, making the third round, and at the Auckland Open, making the quarterfinals.
However, Millman found some long-lost form during the first edition of the Astana Open. The Aussie prevailed against opponents like Fernando Verdasco, Frances Tiafoe, and Adrian Mannarino on the way to his first career title. With the tournament ending just yesterday, Millman received a rankings boost, shooting up from 45 to 38. He will be heading to Paris with a huge confidence boost and with recent form in his side.
Miomir Kecmanovic vs John Millman: Head-to-Head

The two players have faced each other on the ATP Tour once before, at the 2019 Hungarian Open in Budapest. Millman utterly dominated Kecmanovic in the match, despite it not being his favored surface (clay), and took a straight-sets victory.
Thus, the head-to-head stands at 1-0 to John Millman.
Miomir Kecmanovic vs John Millman: Match Prediction

Seasoned Aussie John Millman heads into the match with a slight edge. Given the head-to-head lead and recent form favoring him, Millman will be confident of a victory in the first round in Paris.
Kecmanovic will find it hard to keep up with Millman’s impressive court coverage; however, if he finds a way to control his errors, he will have an avenue to perform well in this match.
Match Prediction: John Millman to win against Miomir Kecmanovic in straight sets.
Yash Vinod
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