Hard-working Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor has been on a bit of a roll in recent weeks, going 7-4 since the start of the Open Occitanie.
2025 ATP Tour
Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells Tennis Centre, California (Outdoor Hardcourt)
Selected Round of 128 Matches- 5th March
Tallon Griekspoor 0.86 vs Miomir Kecmanovic 0.92
Hard-working Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor has been on a bit of a roll in recent weeks, going 7-4 since the start of the Open Occitanie. He reached the quarters in Montpellier and would go one better in his last outing, reaching the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships. His performance in Dubai was really a testament to everything that makes Griekspoor such a tough competitor. He came from a set down in each of his first three matches (including wins over Ugo
Humbert and Daniil Medvedev). He would ultimately go down to eventual champ Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets. Griekspoor was effective in pretty quick Dubai conditions, flattening out his groundstrokes and serving 41 aces in the tournament. I think he may struggle to replicate that performance in these sticky conditions.
Serb Miomir Kecmanovic has been a real underachiever in my eyes. He is a prototypical modern player, creating impressive power off both wings. He just seems to lack a bit of self-belief when things get tough. And he is currently enjoying a wild, rollercoaster campaign. He started the year well enough, reaching the semifinals in Adelaide before a solid 3rd round run at the Aussie Open. He crashed out in the first round of the Dallas Open but bounced back immediately, claiming his first title in five years at the Delray Beach Open! He then continued the Jekyll and Hyde act, crashing out to Daniel Altmaier in the first round of last week’s Mexican Open. So, what can we possibly expect from the Serb this week? Kecmanovic has shown a bit of a flare for Indian Wells in the past, reaching the quarterfinals in 2018 and 2022. The Serb employs plenty of topspin on that forehand wing and that comes in handy on these stickier surfaces.
The Verdict: Kecmanovic to win in straight sets at 2.1- Griekspoor leads their head-to-head 2-1, with all three of those matches coming last season. Kecmanovic’s physicality should come to the fore on these slow Indian Wells surfaces. He gets the ball to ‘talk’ with that forehand and should be able to keep the more one-dimensional Griekspoor honest.
