Whereas Jordan Thompson’s US Open marketing campaign ended within the fourth spherical in opposition to Alex de Minaur, he takes many big-picture positives from a stellar American swing.
New York, USA , 3 September 2024 | Vivienne Christie
The positives will firmly outweigh any negatives when the time comes for Jordan Thompson to replicate on his career-best 2024 season.
From a primary ATP singles title at Los Cabos in February to a number of wins over top-20 opponents and former Grand Slam champions (Rafael Nadal at Brisbane and Andy Murray at Queen’s) one excessive has adopted one other for the 30-year-old Sydneysider, who arrived on the US Open in career-best kind.
And whereas it wasn’t fairly sufficient to earn a Grand Slam seeding – Thompson was ranked only one spot outdoors that elite group when the draw was set – the world No.32 was the highest-ranked unseeded competitor within the males’s singles occasion.
Thompson quickly confirmed why in a ninth main-draw singles marketing campaign at Flushing Meadows, the place he matched his finest Grand Slam efficiency in progressing to the ultimate 16 with out the lack of a set.
There, he fought laborious in opposition to shut mate Alex de Minaur earlier than bowing out in 4 units.
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Most notable for Thompson at Flushing Meadows was his second-round upset of No.7 seed Hubert Hurkacz, including a second top-10 win to the one he’d achieved over Alexander Zverev throughout his title run in February.
Thompson was clutch below strain within the greatest win of his profession in opposition to Hurkacz, recovering from a 2-5 first-set deficit and saving a set level within the third set to finish a 7-6(2) 6-1 7-5 victory.
No such battle was required in a business-like win over No.30 seed Matteo Arnaldi, with Thompson as soon as once more displaying his aggressive spirit in opposition to De Minaur.
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“It’s an amazing event. Three straight-sets wins over high quality gamers as nicely – I imply, I beat Hubi, beat Matteo as nicely, each in straight units – taking part in among the tbest tennis I’ve performed,” he mirrored.
“Simply bumped into a tricky opponent in the present day. Nonetheless, (I) had my probabilities and didn’t fairly get there, however I take plenty of confidence out of that.”
After his top-10 ranked countryman claimed a 6-0 lead after simply 29 minutes, Thompson levelled within the second set and threatened to pull the match right into a fifth set.
“I positively had my probabilities to take that to a fifth however in saying that within the fourth I used to be down love 40 at four-all as nicely.” Thompson informed Stan Sport. “It was an excellent degree, particularly after the beginning.”
Jordan Thompson congratulates Alex de Minaur after their fourth-round match on the US Open.
The second-week displaying, matching Thompson’s run to the identical spherical at US Open 2020, provides hope that the 30-year-old nonetheless has his finest tennis years forward.
“It’s little doubt that the perfect tennis I’ve performed is that this yr in my profession,” stated Thompson.
“Hopefully I can simply hold enhancing, hold taking care of the physique. You see guys taking part in nicely into their 30s now, so hopefully I can try this as nicely.”
Along with his ATP stay rating now inserting him contained in the world’s prime 30 in singles, Thompson is poised to attain additional profession highs earlier than season’s finish.
“All my matches this summer season have been fairly constructive … taking part in top-30 opponents, I really feel like day-after-day. Competing with them, beating them,” added Thompson.
The Aussie now turns his quick consideration to tomorrow’s doubles quarterfinal alongside countryman Max Purcell, wherein the pair face No.1 seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos.
“I’ve simply acquired to carry that degree day-in, day-out,” he commented.
“Hopefully I can carry that on the doubles courtroom with Maxy tomorrow.”
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