Cameron Norrie vs Miomir Kecmanovic Prediction Stockholm Open Tennis Picks 10/15/24

Cameron Norrie and Miomir Kecmanovic meet in the first round of the 2024 Stockholm Open. The match is scheduled for Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Here’s our Cameron Norrie vs Miomir Kecmanovic prediction. This preview will also contain a Cameron Norrie vs Miomir Kecmanovic pick.

Cameron Norrie vs Miomir Kecmanovic Preview

Cameron Norrie will play his first Tour-level tournament since July. He has been recovering from a forearm injury that prevented him from competing at the Olympic Games and in North America.

He’s missed a significant chunk of the season, and it was an important one; hence, his ranking took a considerable hit. Having lost his spot as the British No. 1 to Jack Draper, he’s now exited the Top 50 because of his lengthy absence.

It’s now the second month in a row that Norrie is spending outside the Top 50, and the first time it has happened since 2021. Before Stockholm, Norrie competed at the Roanne Challenger in France this past week, where he reached the quarterfinal stage, but lost to home player Luca Van Assche.

Norrie has won 20 of 37 matches this season.

Miomir Kecmanovic, meanwhile, is competing at the Stockholm Open for the second year in a row. The Serbian was a semifinalist last year, where he shockingly lost to Pavel Kotov.

Kecmanovic is ranked 55th in the ATP rankings and has 21 wins from 47 matches. His last tournament was in Shanghai, where he lost to Alexei Popyrin in straight sets in the second round. 

Kecmanovic has lost ten times in the first round of an ATP tournament this season.

Cameron Norrie vs Miomir Kecmanovic Head-To-Head

• Cameron Norrie leads Miomir Kecmanovic 3-0 in their head-to-head.

• Two of Norrie’s wins were on an indoor hard court.

Cameron Norrie vs Miomir Kecmanovic Prediction

A word of caution here: this pick should stay far away from parlays. Both players have underperformed this season. Norrie is only just returning from a long injury break, and although he did conjure a couple of wins in a Challenger tournament this past week, he’s unlikely to be playing at full throttle. But at the same time, he’s got a psychological edge in this matchup, having beaten Kecmanovic three times in their head-to-head, and if need be, he is the man who will grind out a victory here with his gritty game.

Nur Said's Pick: Cameron Norrie in three sets