Australian Jordan Thompson makes his title breakthrough at an ATP 250 match in Mexico.
Los Cabos, Mexico, 25 February 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Jordan Thompson has captured his maiden ATP singles title.
The 29-year-old Australian made his long-awaited breakthrough at an ATP 250 hard-court match in Los Cabos, the place he secured the crown with a 6-3 7-6(4) victory towards world No.12 Casper Ruud within the remaining.
“We’ve been placing in some severely laborious work and it’s good to see that it pays off,” Thompson stated.
“It’s been a journey. I’m practically 30 and lifting a trophy, I by no means thought I’d do this.”
A gritty Thompson made probably the most of his alternatives within the remaining, profitable all three break factors he earned throughout the two-hour and two-minute encounter.
He was additionally clutch below strain, saving 11 of the 13 break factors he confronted towards the 25-year-old Norwegian.
It caps an unimaginable week for Thompson, who staged a exceptional come-from-behind victory towards American Alex Michelsen within the quarterfinals after trailing 0-6 0-3 and saving three match factors.
It additionally marks the primary time that Thompson has scored back-to-back top-20 victories in his profession, having fought previous world No.6 Alexander Zverev yesterday in an epic semifinal battle that prolonged three hours and 40 minutes.
He described his title-winning run as “a miracle”.
“I’ve spent so many hours on the court docket this week and within the quarterfinals I may have gotten double bagelled,” Thompson famous.
His earlier greatest outcome at tour-level was runner-up finishes at ‘s-Hertogenbosch, a grass-court match, in 2019 and 2023.
Already sitting at a career-high of world No.40, Thompson is projected to climb even increased when the following instalment of ATP Tour rankings are launched.
There’s no time for celebrations by, with Thompson’s match not over but.
He returned to court docket in doubles motion alongside compatriot Max Purcell, scoring a 6-3 7-6(4) victory in their delayed semifinal towards Ruud and American William Blumberg.
This units up a remaining showdown, which can be Thompson’s third match of the day, towards Ecuador’s Gonzalo Escobar and Kazakhstan’s Aleksandr Nedovyesov.
Thompson is aiming to turn out to be the primary Australian to brush singles and doubles titles at an ATP match since Nick Kyrgios at Washington in August 2022.
Aussies in motion – Los Cabos
RESULTS
Males’s singles, remaining
[8] Jordan Thompson (AUS) d [4] Casper Ruud (NOR) 6-3 7-6(4)
Males’s doubles, semifinals
[4] Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) d William Blumberg (USA)/Casper Ruud (NOR) 7-6(1) 6-3
COMING UP
Males’s doubles, remaining
[4] Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Gonzalo Escobar (ECU)/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ)
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