Estoril Open: Kecmanovic vs Cecchinato Tennis Prediction & Pick

TennisSection previews the 2023 Estoril Open semifinal match featuring Miomir Kecmanovic vs Marco Cecchinato on Saturday, April 8, 2023.

Kecmanovic vs Cecchinato Match Preview

Sixth seed Miomir Kecmanovic is just two matches away from clinching his second ATP title. But the Serbian will take on the ultimate opportunist Marco Cecchinato in the semifinal of the Estoril Open. Who will prevail?

Miomir Kecmanovic continued to torment the field at the Estoril Open as he picked up another straight-set win to reach the semifinal of an ATP tournament for the second time this season. The Serbian has been clinical and has shown incredible endurance under the stifling conditions on the Portuguese Riviera. His latest win was the most impressive considering the opponent, beating Zapata Miralles 7-5, 6-2. He set up an enticing semifinal showdown against Italy’s Marco Cecchinato.

Marco Cecchinato, meanwhile, has defied the odds to reach his first semifinal of the season at the 2023 Estoril Open. Cecchinato’s run has been nothing short of mesmeric and magical, beating three clay-court campaigners in Diego Schwartzman, Fabio Fognini and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. The win over the Spaniard meant that Cecchinato will contest an ATP semifinal for the first time since Parma in 2021. Can he conjure another upset against Miomir Kecmanovic?

Kecmanovic vs Cecchinato Prediction and Pick

Miomir Kecmanovic leads Marco Cecchinato 1-0 in their head-to-head. He defeated the Italian on the clay in Santiago last season in straight sets. Opposing Cecchinato has yet to bore fruit this week, with the one-hander playing well above his ranking and expectation. Cecchinato had no momentum whatsoever coming to the Estoril Open, so this run has clearly come out of the blue. But Kecmanovic will be an unstoppable force here. The Serbian star is blitzing opponents in straight sets, doing so with panache and ease. We fancy the sixth seed to punch his ticket into his second final of 2023.