Serbia's Kecmanovic through to Australian Open second round

MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis player Miomir Kecmanovic is through to the Australian Open second round after a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Japanese Yosuke Watanuki in Melbourne on Monday.

World number 60 Kecmanovic won after two hours and 37 minutes of play.

Watanuki is placed 102nd in the ATP rankings.

Kecmanovic will next face German Jan-Lennard Struff.