Tallon Griekspoor conquers Jordan Thompson 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-3 in the final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch on Sunday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 35 minutes. This is the first time that Griekspoor conquered this tournament. His most significant achievement in this event so far was reaching the 2nd round. Here you can see when his history at this event.
Tallon added € 42,700 to his prize money after conquering this final. He has earned € 102,460 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Tallon Griekspoor vs. Jordan Thompson Libema Open – ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:35
At the end of the match, the Dutch scored 108 points vs. Jordan’s 107.
Griekspoor
Griekspoor was effective at converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (3/5).
Thompson
On the other side, Thompson was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this encounter, the head to head between Griekspoor and Thompson is 1-1.
This was the 2nd career title for the Dutch. He won the previous title in ‘s. (see list of titles and finals). This was Thompson’s 2nd final after he lost in ‘s 2019 and in ‘s 2023. (see list of titles and finals)
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Griekspoor had a favorable start in this set after breaking Jordan Thompson in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, that wasn’t sufficient for Jordan to win the set since Tallon succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) game.
Thompson was unerring in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (3-3 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A). On the other side, the Dutch was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (0-1 0-40).
They contested 102 points. Jordan conquered the set after winning 4 more points than the Dutch (53-49). The Australian conceded 18 points on serve (31-18). On the other side, Tallon conceded 22 points on serve (31-22).
Tallon won the set after he broke Thompson in the 9th (5-4) game. Jordan tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Anyhow, the Dutch kept the situation under control to win the set 7-6.
The Dutch failed to serve out the set when leading 5-4 to be broken at 40.
The Dutch converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 9th game (4-4 0-40 and 15-40). Also, on the other side, the Australian converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 10th game (4-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 74 points. Griekspoor was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than Thompson (39-35). The Dutch dropped 18 points on serve (34-18). On the losing side, the Australian conceded 5 points on serve (17-5).
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Dutch snatched in the 6th game (4-2) before finally winning the set (6-3).
Tallon converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (3-2 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Griekspoor didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 39 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Dutch won just 3 points more than Thompson (21-18). Griekspoor dropped 5 points on serve (16-5). on the other side of the court, Jordan conceded 5 points on serve (13-5).
