Kecmanovic through to Shanghai Masters second round

SHANGHAI - Serbian tennis player Miomir Kecmanovic is through to the second round of the Shanghai Masters after a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Australian Rinky Hijikata on Thursday morning.

World number 54 Kecmanovic won after an hour and twenty minutes of play.

Hijikata ranks 76th in the ATP rankings.

Kecmanovic will next face Australian Alexei Popyrin, who was seeded in the opening round.