Max Purcell dispatches Thompson in the 1st round to set up a battle vs Nishioka – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Purcell prevails over Thompson to come up against Yoshihito Nishioka in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Max Purcell vs. Jordan Thompson

Max Purcell bests Jordan Thompson 7-5 1-6 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Paris on Tuesday in what was an all-Australian contest. Purcell will face Yoshihito Nishioka in the 2nd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 51 minutes. This will be his best result in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reach the qualifications in 2020. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Purcell
Paris
Purcell's Record

Purcell added to his prize money € 28,000 after conquering this match. He has already won € 97,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Purcell will add € 45,000 to his earnings to get in total € 142,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Purcell
Thompson
Max Purcell
7-5 1-6 6-4
6-4
2h:51
Jordan Thompson
109
109
Total points
108
108
54
54
Winners
44
44
50%
50%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
42
42
Unforced
23
23
65%
65%
Ratio Unforced
35%
35%
14/21
14/21
Net Approaches
22/26
22/26
67%
67%
Perc
85%
85%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
6
6
1
1
Double Faults
2
2
65%
65%
1st in
54%
54%
72%
72%
1st won
80%
80%
54/75
54/75
1st won
44/55
44/55
61%
61%
2nd won
59%
59%
25/41
25/41
2nd won
27/46
27/46
-- Break Points --
3/5
3/5
Total
3/9
3/9
60%
60%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Max scored 109 points vs. Jordan’s 108.

Purcell

Max was effective at converting 60% of the break points that he procured (3/5).

Thompson

On the other side, Jordan was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 33% – 3/9). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Purcell and Thompson is 2-3 for Jordan.

Draw and next match H2H: Max Purcell vs. Yoshihito Nishioka – stats

Purcell will fight against Nishioka in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Max Purcell and Yoshihito Nishioka square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Purcell and Nishioka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

Max Purcell Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Purcell 7-5
PurcellThompson
7
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
PurcellThompson
6
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
PurcellThompson
5
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
PurcellThompson
5
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
PurcellThompson
4
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
PurcellThompson
4
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
PurcellThompson
3
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
PurcellThompson
3
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
PurcellThompson
2
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
PurcellThompson
2
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
PurcellThompson
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
PurcellThompson
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Max conquered in the 12th game (7-5).

Purcell wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 12th game (6-5 40-A). On the other side, Max didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 69 points. Purcell was the winner of the set after clinching 5 more points than Thompson (37-32). Purcell lost 8 points on serve (24-8). On the other side, Thompson conceded 13 points on serve (24-13).

2nd Set -
Thompson 6-1
ThompsonPurcell
6
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
ThompsonPurcell
5
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
ThompsonPurcell
4
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
ThompsonPurcell
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
ThompsonPurcell
2
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
ThompsonPurcell
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
ThompsonPurcell
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

Jordan was far too good to concede just 1 game before breaking Purcell 3 times and win the set 6-1.

Max was not able to offer any resistance in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 0-1 to 6-1.

Jordan was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40), the 5th (3-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Jordan didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 40 points. Thompson won 12 more points than Purcell (26-14). Thompson was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (12-3). On the other side, Max conceded 14 points on serve (11-14).

3rd Set -
Purcell 6-4
PurcellThompson
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
PurcellThompson
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
PurcellThompson
5
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
PurcellThompson
4
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
PurcellThompson
4
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
PurcellThompson
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
PurcellThompson
2
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
PurcellThompson
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
PurcellThompson
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
PurcellThompson
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Max clinched in the 5th game (3-2) just before ultimately conquering the set (6-4).

Max converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Purcell didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 46 points. Max conquered the set after winning 6 more points than Jordan (26-20). Max was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (20-3). In addition, on the other side, Thompson conceded 6 points on serve (17-6).

4th Set -
Purcell 6-4
PurcellThompson
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
PurcellThompson
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
PurcellThompson
5
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
PurcellThompson
4
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
PurcellThompson
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
PurcellThompson
3
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
PurcellThompson
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
PurcellThompson
2
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
PurcellThompson
2
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
PurcellThompson
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30

Purcell took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Jordan Thompson in the 1st game (1-0). That was sufficient for Max to win the set (6-4) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

Purcell converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Thompson was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40) and the 6th game (2-3 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 62 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Max won just 2 points more than Jordan (32-30). Max surrendered 12 points on serve (24-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Jordan conceded 8 points on serve (18-8).

1st
Purcell
Thompson
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Purcell
Thompson
1-6
1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
3rd
Purcell
Thompson
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
4th
Purcell
Thompson
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

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