Lennard Struff

Kecmanovic overcomes Struff to reach Aussie Open third round

MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis player Miomir Kecmanovic is through to the Australian Open third round after a 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 7-6 (11-9) victory over German Jan-Lennard Struff in Melbourne on Thursday.

Kecmanovic, who won after three hours and 21 minutes of play, is now 1-2 head-to-head against Struff.

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Serbia's Kecmanovic through to Australian Open second round

MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis player Miomir Kecmanovic is through to the Australian Open second round after a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Japanese Yosuke Watanuki in Melbourne on Monday.

World number 60 Kecmanovic won after two hours and 37 minutes of play.

Watanuki is placed 102nd in the ATP rankings.

Kecmanovic will next face German Jan-Lennard Struff.

Turkish resort town to host world tennis stars

The Antalya Open, the first Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament of 2021 to be held in the Mediterranean province of Antalya, will start on Jan. 5 and will continue until Jan. 13.

World No. 10 Matteo Berrettini will lead three top 20 players at the event, one of two tournaments set to take place in week 1 of the 2021 ATP Tour calendar.