“It was supposed to be my day today,” The American dream gets bleaker by the minute as Tommy Paul crashes out of the Australian Open at the hands of former junior World No. 1 Miomir Kecmanovic

The Serbian won the match in a five-set thriller.

“It was supposed to be my day today,” The American dream gets bleaker by the minute as Tommy Paul crashes out of the Australian Open at the hands of former junior World No. 1 Miomir Kecmanovic

Tommy Paul, Miomir Kecmanovic (Images via Pundit Feed, Sportsrush)

American tennis star Tommy Paul crashed out of the 2024 Australian Open after suffering a loss in the third round at the hands of former Junior World No.1 Miomir Kecmanovic. After a grueling battle for almost four hours, the Serbian took the game in five sets. With Paul getting knocked out, the American challenge at the Australian Open is all but done and dusted.

While Paul was devastated after his campaign came to an end at the year’s first major tournament, Kecmanovic was delighted to have reached the fourth round. The Serbian said that it felt like it was his day and he is really excited to make it to the fourth round once again.

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Honestly, I have no idea. I guess it was supposed to be my day today. I had a bit more luck in the end. I played some fantastic tennis. I’m really happy to be in the 4th round again.
Miomir Kecmanovic said after win over Tommy Paul.

Notably, this is the second time that the Serbian has made it to the fourth round at the Australian Open. Before this year, Kecmanovic reached the fourth round at the 2022 Australian Open. Also, this is his second fourth-round qualification at a Grand Slam tournament.

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The Serbian has managed to progress to the third round at the French Open and Wimbledon while his best performance at the US Open is a second-round qualification.

Miomir Kecmanovic holds his nerves in crunch moments to oust Tommy Paul

Coming to the match played between Tommy Paul and Miomir Kecmanovic, it was an intense battle that lasted for three hours and 57 minutes. The 24-year-old Serbian started the match positively as he scored three quick points on the trot. Although Paul made a brief comeback, Kecmanovic sealed the deal with the help of a forehand forced error from Paul.

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Miomir Kecmanovic (Image via Tennis.com)

The Serbian built on the start and won the next game too. Atlhough Kecmanovic was pushed to the edge in the next two games and the scores were level, the Serbian did not lose hope and made a comeback to clinch the first set 6-4. But Paul was no pushover as the American won the next two sets to take the lead.

However, with the gap too narrow, the match was pushed into a five-setter and Kecmanovic sensed an opportunity. The Serbian won the fourth set in a tiebreaker (9-7) and then served Paul a bagel in the decider to reign supreme.

Now, the 24-year-old Serbian will face second seed Carlos Alcaraz in the fourth round. Even if Kecmanovic loses in the fourth round, he would be proud looking back at his campaign where he beat the likes of Paul, Jack Draper, and 24th seed Jan Lennard Struff.

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