A second ATP singles title, and a top-30 singles breakthrough, is in sight as Jordan Thompson advances to the Atlanta Open closing.
Atlanta, United States, 28 July 2024 | Vivienne Christie
A top-30 singles breakthrough is in sight for Jordan Thompson, after the Australian survived his second three-set contest in as many days to progress to the ultimate of the Atlanta Open closing.
Thompson defeated Jerry Shang 6-3 4-6 6-3 to progress to a fourth ATP-level closing on the ATP 250 event.
Ought to he elevate a second singles trophy on the exhausting courts of Atlanta – having additionally completed so in Los Cabos earlier this season – the 30-year-old Thompson will enter the world’s high 30.
Following earlier title runs in Atlanta for Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur, he may additionally develop into the fourth Australian participant to triumph on the Atlanta Open prior to now eight years.
The fourth-seeded Thompson labored exhausting to safe victory over the 19-year-old qualifier, finally doing so after two hours and 22 minutes.
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It adopted a marathon quarterfinal win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, with the three-hour, three-minute quarterfinal the longest match within the event’s historical past.
“I don’t know the way I recovered from yesterday, however I confirmed some battle,” mentioned Thompson, whose famend health has come into play in some searing Atlanta situations.
As he prepares to face both Arthur Rinderknech or Yoshihito Nishioka in tomorrow’s closing, Thompson may even draw confidence from some stable serving all through the event.
Having served 21 aces in opposition to Davidovich Fokina, he fired one other 13 in opposition to Shang.
With a first-serve success charge of 75 per cent, Thompson additionally gained 78 per cent of these factors.
“I served rather well right now. I solely was damaged one time, held off a few video games,” he commented in his post-match interview.
“I felt like my serve actually saved me in it.”
It continues a season of spectacular progress for Thompson, who peaked at world No.32 after his title breakthrough in Los Cabos.
The Sydneysider defeated No.1 seed Alexander Zverev and No.4 seed Casper Ruud to finish that profitable marketing campaign.
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