Kecmanovic Powers Into New York Quarter-finals

Miomir Kecmanovic prevailed in a battle of youth against experience on Wednesday at the New York Open. The sixth seed and #NextGenATP Serbian eased past 38-year-old Italian qualifier Paolo Lorenzi 6-3, 6-3 to book his place in the quarter-finals.

Kecmanovic broke Lorenzi four times and won 81 per cent (21/26) of his first-serve points to advance in 74 minutes. The 20-year-old reached the semi-finals last month in Doha and is projected to re-enter the Top 50 of the FedEx ATP Rankings if he can advance to the last four at this event.

He awaits the winner of fourth-seeded Frenchman Ugo Humbert and American Marcos Giron. Kemanovic leads Humbert 2-0 in their ATP Head2Head series, scoring second-round victories last year in Antalya and Atlanta.

Italian Andreas Seppi defeated American Steve Johnson 7-6(4), 6-3 in an all-court battle to move into the last eight. Seppi fought back from 3-5 in the first set and went on a seven-game run en route to his first quarter-final of the year. The 35-year-old ended last season with a Top 10 victory over Karen Khachanov to reach the semi-finals in Moscow.

Next up for Seppi is top-seeded American John Isner or Aussie Jordan Thompson. He trails Isner 1-3 in their ATP Head2Head series and leads Thompson 2-0.

Second-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic kicks off his week by headlining the night session against South Korean Soonwoo Kwon.

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