The defending champion

Strange to have to analyze Kecmanovic as the defending champion! But the Serb is arriving in good form, let’s see what that can lead to.

And he’d already made the final here, the little rascal. The Serb arrives with his level back. He, who no longer really had his mind on tennis after the loss of his grandmother, is now playing with a bit more freedom, and that’s exactly what he was missing. On the other side, an Italian who’s struggling a bit more to find his best level again, but there’s improvement. Especially in his second set against Nakashima in Dallas, where he was almost the stronger of the two. So an Italian who is potentially dangerous, but who doesn’t yet seem ready to get the better of a good Kecma in 3 sets...