Today on the Lucky Letcord Podcast we are throwing the spotlight on a rising star of the ATP -- Miomir Kecmanovic.

Currently the fourth highest-ranked player aged 20 and under on the ATP Tour, Kecmanovic has already reached an ATP semifinal in 2020. He did that in Doha, just weeks after breaking camp in Dubai where he spent the off-season training with the likes of Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.



We hear from Kecmanovic from Dubai, where he gives his thoughts on what it is like to practice with the legends of the game and why he was able to have so much success in 2019, a season that saw him rise from outside the Top 130 to inside the Top 50 for a spell.

Kecmanovic also talks about his time in Tenerife with Dominic Thiem and why he feels he was able to have a successfull 2019 campaign. The Serb won 24 matches on tour last season and reached his first ATP final as well as qualifying for the final four at the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. He also won three matches at the Grand Slam level and set himself up for a push to the Top 30 (his goal) in 2020.

We mix in conversation with Kecmanovic with an interview with Jimmy Arias the Director of Tennis at the IMG Tennis Academy.

Arias knows Kecmanovic well (the Serb trains at IMG and is represented by them), and he talks about his first impression of Kecmanovic (which is a hilarious story) and where he thinks the young Serb can take his game.

Thanks for listening to this edition of the podcast and thanks to Miomir and Jimmy for taking part!