Thiago Monteiro vs Miomir Kecmanovic Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP French Open

Prediction published on 26/05/2024, 08:32  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 26/05/2024 at 09:32 in ATP French Open Predictions

Unseeded Miomir Kecmanovic has a tricky first round match at Roland Garros against the qualifier Thiago Monteiro. The winner of this outdoor clay court match will face either fifth seed Alexander Zverev or unseeded Dominik Koepfer in round two. Kecmanovic will want to avoid a second successive first round exit at Roland Garros. His best performance in this Grand Slam was making it to round three in 2022. The Serb is 57th in the live rankings and will be out for revenge on his opponent. Monteiro beat him in the last match he played which was in the last 32 of the Italian Open. It's been an inconsistent campaign on the European clay court swing with five wins and the same number of defeats. In the Live ATP Race, Kecmanovic is 46th at the time of writing this preview on the afternoon of May 26.

Thiago Monteiro is 61st in the ATP Race but 86th in the overall live rankings. The Brazilian had to win three qualifying matches to make it into this main draw. Two were won in straight sets but the second qualifying round saw him have to come from a set down to beat Valentin Rover. He also has a best of a third round appearance in this clay court Grand Slam, achieving that in 2020. Monteiro's three-set win over Kecmanovic in Rome was their second meeting. The other was three years ago on clay with Kecmanovic winning in the final set. Monteiro has had success this year on clay with a quarter-final reached in Buenos Aires and a run to the last 32 in the Madrid Masters where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas. He won another five matches in Rome to make it to the last 16 and beat two top-40 ranked players in that tournament. We tip him to win this match.