Why is Miomir kecmanovic not breaking through

[bublikking]

I’ve been a kecmanovic fan since 2022 from the sunshine double on… I don’t know why he isn’t better? He was top 32 now he’s hovering just outside of the top 50 I’ve watched him up close in Cincinnati and I’ve met him even, just surprised he’s not top 35-40 atleast. Can anyone who knows about this help me understand? I know he’s slow but after watching his match with musetti last night at the open he could’ve won that match, two match points…

 

[Chairman3]

Streaky and no significant weapons
Maybe a late bloomer too, so could peak at 26-30.

 

[Spin Diesel]

Streaky and no significant weapons
Maybe a late bloomer too, so could peak at 26-30.

Generally agree, though his lack of real weapons shouldn‘t be the problem to be in the top40 like OP is saying. On the other hand he doesn‘t have a very glaring weakness, as far as I remember - it‘s been a while since I‘ve watched him.
But your other point is rather significant - he can play great but he can’t do it consistently throughout the year (yet) and his downs can be pretty low.

 

[bublikking]

Streaky and no significant weapons
Maybe a late bloomer too, so could peak at 26-30.

He was a junior number #1 too though and won orange bowl and beat tsisipas

 

[djokovic the conqueror]

Too much body fat. He needs to slim down.

 

[AO13]

He's a pretty much plain all round player with no real weapons, every shot is average and he's not clutch. His movement is also average, he can cover a lot, but don't have the natural speed I'd say to be better in that department. When he's playing his best, which is maybe once in few months, he can challenge the best players including Sinner, Alcaraz and Djokovic, but stars have to align for him to have that day and play against best in the world. Something like that happened against Alcaraz at Miami 2022 QF, when Alcaraz barely won after 3 hours of tennis, beating Miomir by winning the tie break in the final set 7:5.

I remember many were impressed then by Kecmanovic and some were even saying he is a potential Grand Slam winner, and I was confident then, like I am now, that there is no way he'll win a Grand Slam title during his career because of his average play.​

 

[Open Stance]

He's very good off the ground but has a below ATP-average serve and is not the best mover on tour. If he were to add 10-15 mph to his serve, he'd be top 20.

 

[bublikking]

All of you have great takes on this and I thank all of you for helping me with this question I had! I agree with you about his serve and I wonder what he would be like slimed down a bit… but he was year end junior number one trained at img when I look into his background I feel like he was kinda destined for more on the pro tour?

 

[timmyy]

Needs to lay off the booze.

 

[bublikking]

Needs to lay off the booze.

Actually?

 

[fedfan24]

Ball basher who lacks consistency. He can get hot and string a bunch of winners together, but his game isn’t sustainable. Average serve too for a big guy.