Miami Masters: Kecmanovic sees off Kovacevic to book clash with Ruud

Serb Miomir Kecmanovic won against American Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Miami Masters at the Hard Rock Stadium on Wednesday evening.

Kecmanovic, ranked No 48, will face No 5 seed Casper Ruud next.

Miami Masters 1000, other first-round results (Hard Rock Stadium, hard, USD 9.193.540, most recent results first):

• Joao Fonseca vs. Learner Tien
• Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Jakub Mensik
• Lorenzo Sonego vs. Mariano Navone
• Roman Safiullin vs. Jenson Brooksby
• Matteo Arnaldi vs. Yibing Wu
• Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
• Gabriel Diallo vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
• Jordan Thompson vs. Marcos Giron
• Kei Nishikori vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
• Yunchaokete Bu vs. Cameron Norrie
• Chak Lam Coleman Wong vs. Daniel Altmaier
• Pedro Martinez Portero vs. Luciano Darderi
• Christopher Eubanks vs. Reilly Opelka
• Zizou Bergs vs. Nuno Borges
• Thiago Agustin Tirante vs. Flavio Cobolli
• Benjamin Bonzi vs. Jacob Fearnley
• Thiago Seyboth Wild vs. Quentin Halys
• Eliot Spizzirri vs. Billy Harris
• Arthur Rinderknech vs. Jaume Munar
• Alexandre Muller vs. Rei Sakamoto
• Christopher O’Connell vs. Roberto Carballes Baena: wednesday
• Corentin Moutet beat Alexander Blockx (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-4
• Nick Kyrgios beat Mackenzie McDonald (Q): 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Camilo Ugo Carabelli (LL) beat Brandon Holt (Q): 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4
• Federico Cina (WC) beat Francisco Comesana (Q): 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2)
• Chun-Hsin Tseng (Q) beat Mattia Bellucci: 7-6 (5), 6-2
• Gael Monfils beat Fabian Marozsan: 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
• Tristan Schoolkate (Q) beat Ethan Quinn (Q): 6-0, 6-2
• Alexander Bublik beat Sebastian Baez: 6-3, 6-4
• David Goffin beat Aleksandar Vukic: 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
• Rinky Hijikata beat Hamad Medjedovic: 7-5, 3-6, 7-5