Atlanta
Thompson ‘reveals battle’ to outlast Shang & attain Atlanta closing
Sydney native meets Nishioka or Rinderknech in title match
July 27, 2024
Nick Grace/Atlanta Open
Jordan Thompson defeats Shang Juncheng after two hours, 21 minutes in Atlanta.
By ATP Employees
Jordan Thompson superior to the fourth tour-level closing of his profession Saturday on the Atlanta Open, the place he overcame #NextGenATP 19-year-old Shang Juncheng 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
Ought to the Australian go one step additional and declare his second tour-level title — after his Los Cabos triumph in in February — the 30-year-old would enter the Prime 30 of the PIF ATP Rankings for the primary time in his profession.
“I served very well as we speak. I solely was damaged one time, held off a few video games. I felt like my serve actually stored me in it,” mentioned Thompson, who struck 13 aces and made 75 per cent of his first serves, in comparison with Shang’s 61 per cent, in accordance with Infosys ATP Stats.
The fourth seed discovered nice success when serving to Shang’s physique, making it tough for the lefty to assault early in rallies. Thompson was rock strong from the baseline all through the two-hour, 21-minute match, simply transitioning from defence to offence and remaining the extra constant participant within the latter phases of the match.
The Sydney native yesterday survived the longest match in Atlanta match historical past, a three-hour, three-minute marathon in opposition to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Regardless of the quick restoration, Thompson shortly rebounded to avenge this 12 months’s Indian Wells loss to Shang and degree their Lexus ATP Head2Head collection at 1-1.
“I don’t know the way I recovered from yesterday, however I confirmed some battle,” Thompson mentioned.
The Aussie will face Yoshihito Nishioka or Arthur Rinderknech in Sunday’s closing.
