Jordan Thompson has reached his second ATP Masters 1000 remaining with Sebastian Korda after advancing to the title match at Indian Wells.
Indian Wells, CA, United States, 15 March 2025 | Matt Trollope
Jordan Thompson continues to take care of his place as one of many sport’s premier doubles gamers, advancing to the Indian Wells remaining with Sebastian Korda.
The Australian-American duo, who additionally gained final 12 months’s Madrid Masters title, recovered to beat one other Aussie, John-Patrick Smith, and his Brazilian companion Fernando Romboli.
From a set down, and the 6-8 down within the match tiebreak, Thompson and Korda prevailed 3-6 6-3 [10-8].
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Regardless of the loss it was an impressive week for Smith and Romboli, who entered the primary draw as alternates earlier than upsetting a string of more-fancied opponents, together with Paris 2024 Olympic silver medallists Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram, and sixth seeds Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Money.
And it continues a superb season for Smith, who in January reached the Australian Open 2025 blended doubles remaining with Kimberly Birrell.
Thompson, at the moment ranked eleventh in doubles, is looking for a 3rd “massive” doubles title up to now 12 months, after his Madrid triumph with Korda final Could after which September’s US Open victory with fellow Aussie Max Purcell.
At world No.11 in doubles in addition to being a top-40 ranked singles participant, Thompson at the moment has the most effective mixed rating of any ATP participant.
Simply 5 different top-100 singles gamers – Korda, Tomas Machac, Zhang Zhizhen, Alexander Zverev and Alex Michelsen – maintain top-100 doubles rankings, but none as excessive as Thompson.
Within the remaining, Thompson and Korda will face No.1 seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic, who beat American wildcards Christian Harrison and Evan King in straight units within the different semifinal.
In simply their third occasion collectively, Thompson and Korda have constructed a profitable 9-1 file collectively and can hope to make it 10 wins in Saturday’s remaining, which follows the lads’s singles semifinals.
By reaching the Indian Wells remaining, Thompson – a former doubles world No.3 – has returned to the highest 5 within the ATP dwell doubles rankings.
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