Aussie weekly wrap: Thompson, De Minaur in Aussie Masters first | 4 November, 2024 | All Information | Information and Options | Information and Occasions

Jordan Thompson and Alex de Minaur ensured two Aussies superior to the Paris Masters final eight for the primary time.

Melbourne, 4 November 2024 | Dan Imhoff

Jordan Thompson added one other feather in his cap in a standout season following his run to a maiden ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal in Paris.

For the third time this yr, the 30-year-old gained the higher of Norway’s Casper Ruud and he backed up his win over the seventh seed in opposition to Adrian Mannarino for a last-eight berth.

The breakthrough got here in his 28^th Masters 1000 marketing campaign and ended by the hands of eventual finalist Ugo Humbert. He additionally reached the doubles semifinals together with his US Open-winning accomplice, Max Purcell.

> READ MORE: De Minaur powers into place for ATP Finals place

In a late dash to the end line, Alex de Minaur moved into the field seat to qualify for his maiden ATP Tour Finals look after he too made the Paris Masters quarterfinals.

It marked the primary time within the occasion’s 38-year-old historical past at Bercy that two Australians made it as far.

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This week’s most excellent performers embody…

Alex de Minaur: Revenge over his US Open quarterfinal conqueror, Jack Draper, booked his last-eight berth within the ultimate Masters 1000 occasion of the season the place he succumbed to a former champion, 13^th seed Holger Rune. De Minaur’s three important draw wins and Andrey Rublev’s early departure allowed the Australian to maneuver forward of him into eighth within the Race to Turin.

Alexei Popyrin: The 25-year-old enhanced his status for big-name upsets after he felled fourth seed Daniil Medvedev to achieve the spherical of 16 on the Paris Masters. The three-set victory marked his fifth from his previous six matches in opposition to top-10 opponents and the 11^th of his profession.

Thanasi Kokkinakis: In a showdown between the highest two seeds, the 28-year-old denied Rinky Hijikata for his seventh ATP Challenger title – his first on dwelling soil – in Sydney. The second seed didn’t drop a set in 5 matches and avenged a defeat to Hijikata within the opening spherical in Brisbane in January.

Emerson Jones: The 16-year-old’s star has risen additional after capturing her first ITF singles title on the W75 occasion in Sydney. Jones carried the arrogance from her ITF Junior Tour Finals triumph to dwelling soil the place she surprised the highest two seeds – Talia Gibson and Taylah Preston – back-to-back to land the prize.

Rinky Hijikata: The highest seed on the Sydney Challenger occasion got here up in need of back-to-back ATP Challenger titles at dwelling after his straight-sets defeat to Kokkinakis. It was 23-year-old’s second Challenger ultimate of the season after his Playford triumph final month.

Taylah Preston: The second seed didn’t drop a set en path to her seventh ITF ultimate – her first since February – on the W75 Sydney occasion earlier than she fell to fellow teenager Jones. The 19-year-old and Lizette Cabrera denied prime seeds Maddison Inglis and Destanee Aiava for the doubles crown.

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Ellen Perez: Ellen Perez certified for the WTA Finals for a second time alongside American Nicole Melichar-Martinez and the pair opened their group stage with a three-set win over third seeds Hsieh Su-wei and Elise Mertens. It got here after the pair reached the Ningo ultimate a fortnight in the past.

Max Purcell: Fourth seeds Purcell and Thompson reached their first Masters 1000 semifinal of the season collectively in Paris after they gained revenge over their Wimbledon ultimate conquerors Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten. It marked the duo’s ninth ATP semifinal in tandem this season.

Li Tu: The 28-year-old made his fifth ATP Challenger quarterfinal of the season after he upset fourth seed Tseng Chun Hsin and former Australian Open semifinalist Hyeon Chung back-to-back in Seoul.Tristan Schoolkate: The 23-year-old notched his fourth Challenger semifinal of the yr in Sydney the place he misplaced to eventual champion Kokkinakis. It was Schoolkate’s sixth profession Challenger semifinal, all of which have been on laborious courts.

Talia Gibson: The 20-year-old improved her match document to 20-2 on the Australian Professional Tour for the reason that begin of September after she reached the semifinals on the W75 Sydney occasion. Gibson fell to eventual champion Jones in her sixth semifinal this season.

Lizette Cabrera: The 26-year-old and Cabrera rebounded from a loss within the W75 Playford ultimate to clench the doubles on the W75 Sydney occasion alongside Preston. The win gave Cabrera her sixth ITF doubles title.

Maddison Inglis: As prime seeds and defending champions alongside Destanee Aiava, Inglis fell narrowly shy of her second Australian Professional Tour doubles title of the season within the W75 Sydney occasion. Inglis landed the W75 title with Preston in Perth in September however got here up quick in opposition to her fellow West Australian and Cabrera within the ultimate.

Destanee Aiava: Again-to-back Sydney doubles titles narrowly eluded Aiava and Inglis, who fell to Cabrera/Preston in a three-set ultimate. In her fourth ITF Last of the season, the 24-year-old was aiming for her second doubles trophy of the yr.

Blake Ellis: The 25-year-old and Thomas Fancutt claimed the Sydney title for back-to-back Challenger trophies. The second seeds left on an eight-match profitable streak after they beat Blake Bayldon and Mats Hermans for the title. It was Ellis’ fourth Challenger doubles title of the yr.

Thomas Fancutt: After two straight doubles ultimate defeat since July, the 29-year-old received the Sydney Challenger ultimate with Ellis for his third ATP Challenger trophy of the season. The win over unseeded Bayldon/Hermans handed Fancutt his largest title on dwelling soil.

Blake Bayldon: The 25-year-old and Dutchman Mats Hermans reached the Sydney Challenger ultimate the place they have been unable to subdue Ellis/Fancutt. It was Bayldon’s second Challenger ultimate of the season after he and Kody Pearson completed runners-up in Burnie.

Kody Pearson: A doubles semifinal on the Sydney Challenger occasion alongside American Joshua Sheehy was the 25-year-old’s first at that stage since June. Pearson/Sheehy went right down to Bayldon/Hermans.

Adam Taylor: The 33-year-old, alongside Japan’s Ryuki Matsuda, reached the Sydney Challenger doubles semifinals earlier than a defeat to eventual champions Ellis/Fancutt. It improved Taylor’s document for the season to 11-24.

Patrick Harper: The 24-year-old reached his sixth ATP Challenger doubles semifinal of the season in Charlottesville, USA, with New Zealander Finn Reynolds. The duo fell to eventual champions Robert Money and James Tracy. It snapped Harper’s four-match dropping streak in doubles since his semifinal in Columbus, USA, in September.