Washington DC, USA, 2 August 2024 | Rhys de Deugd
It might solely the start of August, however Jordan Thompson has already smashed a private greatest for many tour-level wins in a season.
The 30-year-old notched his twenty sixth victory on the ATP Tour in 2024 as he defeated No.9 seed Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard within the third spherical of the ATP 500 event in Washington DC.
The Australian No.2 solely dropped serve as soon as for the match to finish a 7-5 6-4 victory and progress to the quarterfinals in america capital.
Containing the highly effective Frenchman on his serve, Thompson managed to win 59 p.c of his second-serve return factors which allowed him to interrupt on three events.
In an undoubtedly a career-best yr, Thompson progresses to his eighth ATP tour quarterfinal, which is a 3rd of what number of he has reached in his total profession.
| Jordan Thompson: Tour-level quarterfinals (by yr) | |
| 12 months | Variety of QF’s |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 |
Thompson can anticipate a top-30 breakthrough subsequent week, in response to the ATP reside rankings.
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For compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis, the prospect of a maiden ATP 500 quarterfinal and all-Aussie showdown was minimize quick because the world No.91 was overrun by No.4 seed Sebastian Korda.
After scooping the opening set in a dominant tiebreak, and serving with two match factors within the second, Kokkinakis was pressured to retire within the deciding set because of harm.
There are nonetheless loads of positives to take out of the week in Washington DC for Kokkinakis, who scored two main-draw wins and may see a major rise on this week’s rankings.
The end result means Korda will match up in opposition to a well-known face in Thompson for a spot within the semifinals.
The pair claimed a Masters 1000 title in doubles on the Madrid Masters collectively earlier this yr.
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