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Kecmanovic won the 1st round against Chinese Zhang Zhizhen on Thursday afternoon. The match was over in just over an hour and ended with the numbers 6-3, 6-2.
Ruud has a walkover to the 2nd round of the tournament.
Kecmanovic won the first two matches against Ruud at ATP level. It was indeed back in 2019. A lot has happened for Ruud since then, and last year Kecmanovic was beaten in the final in Estoril.
Ruud and Kecmanovic are good friends and have known each other since their junior days. There they played doubles together on several occasions, and reached the semi-finals in both Wimbledon and Roland-Garros for juniors.
Also at senior level, the two have played simple tournaments as doubles partners.
The 24-year-old Serbian opened the season with three strong victories at the Australian Open before calling it quits against Carlos Alcaraz. Since then, it has been more variable from the man with one title on the ATP tour.
Ruud has had a few days rest after his victory in the ATP500 tournament, Ruud’s 11th title in his career, in Barcelona on Sunday.
The match between them will most likely be played on Saturday. The Italian Jannik Sinner is waiting for Ruud in a possible quarter-final in the Spanish capital.
