Miomir Kecmanovic will play against Cameron Norrie in the first round of the Paris Masters. The match will start on October 31 at 11:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2.5) for Norrie – 1.87.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 22 – 1.87.
Norrie has not been playing his best in the autumn, but we expect him to set up properly and show quality tennis at the Masters in Paris. All the more so because this year Cameron will have to defend last year’s points from the 1/8 finals on the local courts.
The only other encounter between Norrie and Kečmanović ended in three sets. The two players met two years ago in St. Petersburg. We expect the upcoming face-off between them to be a long one as well.
Kecmanovic played his worst match of the season last week. In the second round of the Swiss Indoors Basel, Miomir lost to Felix Auger Aliassime (1-6, 0-6).
Miomir stayed on the court for less than an hour, just 51 minutes. In men’s tennis, such a thing happens very rarely.
Interestingly, before that, Kecmanovic had a win against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (6-7, 6-2, 6-1). Judging by the match against Alejandro, it was hard to imagine that such a catastrophe would happen in a game against Auger Aliassime.
In early October, Kecmanovic reached the quarterfinals at a tournament in Tokyo. In Naples, he was one step away from a decisive match.
Kečmanović has been unbeaten against the Britons throughout the four meetings.
Norrie did not impress at the tournament in Vienna either. After beating Pedro Cachin (3-6, 6-2, 7-6), he lost unexpectedly to Marcos Giron (3-6, 4-6).
In Stockholm, Norrie won only one match before losing to Holger Rune (7-6, 3-6, 3-6). However, in this case, it’s hard to call it a sensation. Holger simply confirmed once again that at a certain time, he will probably be as much the talk of the town as Carlos Alcaraz.
There is one important detail to keep in mind. In late September, at a tournament in Seoul, Norrie contracted COVID-19, which forced him to miss several tournaments. It is likely that Cameron was not in the best physical shape after that.
Norrie has lost six of his last ten matches.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Kecmanovic’s Rating – 28
Miomir Kecmanovic Wins/Losses in 2022 – 40/25
Norrie’s Rating – 13
Cameron Norrie Wins/Losses in 2022 – 48/25
In 3 of Norrie’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games Under 9.5” with odds of 2.05.
Norrie leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The only time they met was at the St. Petersburg Open in 2020. In that match, Norrie defeated Kecmanovic (7-5, 6-7, 6-3) in three sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Paris Masters: Kecmanovic vs Norrie at 1xBet.