Andy Murray and Jordan Thompson will play each other in the semifinal of the Surbiton Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Andy Murray who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Andy Murray is the pick to win this match.
Andy Murray -> 1.31
Jordan Thompson -> 3.3
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Prediction and head to head Andy Murray vs. Jordan Thompson
This will be the 2nd time that Andy Murray and Jordan Thompson fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Thompson (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.
The last time that they locked horns, Thompson won 7-6(4) 6-2 in the 1st round in London Queens Club back in 2017.
Andy Murray
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7-13 | 5-6 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-18 | 13-10 | 5-4 | 2-2 | 11-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-20 | 12-11 | 2-0 | 5-5 | 10-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-16 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 12-9 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-4 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 43, Murray got to the semifinal after defeating Hyeon Chung 6-3 6-2, Bu Yunchaokete 7-61 6-4 and Jason Murray Kubler 3-6 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Murray Kubler, Murray recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Murray scored 82 points vs Murray Kubler’s 68. Murray was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, Murray blasted 10 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Andy Murray was extremely efficient on serve to win 73% (33/45) of his 1st serve and 71% (20/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Murray broke Murray Kubler 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Andy has surrendered 1 set in this competition to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Murray has a good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 74% of his matches (321-115). 3-0 on grass in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Murray has a composed 50-13 match record in the last years on grass.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Aix En Provence Challenger where he beat Tommy Paul in the final 2-6 6-1 6-2.
Murray has a composed 16-9 win-loss record in 2023, 3-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Surbiton Challenger
Jordan Thompson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-22 | 23-12 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-28 | 22-15 | 0-3 | 7-4 | 12-6 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-26 | 18-14 | 2-6 | 8-1 | 12-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-25 | 10-11 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 9-5 | 2-2 |
| 2020 | 12-13 | 6-6 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 76, the Australian got to the semifinal after defeating Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-4 6-4, Zachary Svajda 6-2 7-5 and Rinky Hijikata 7-61 6-2.
In the quarter, Thompson had a good straight sets win against Hijikata (7-61 6-2). During the match Thompson scored 82 points vs Hijikata’s 68. The Australian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Thompson bagged 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Jordan Thompson was extremely effective on serve to win 73% (32/44) of his 1st serve and 63% (20/32) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Australian broke Hijikata twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jordan hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Rome Challenger where he defeated Alex Michelsen in the final 6-4 6-2 and the Gwangju Challenger where he overcame Max Purcell in the final 6-3 6-2.
Thompson has an aggregate 22-12 win-loss record in 2023, 3-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Surbiton Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Murray | Thompson |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 68 | 61 |
| Pts | 223-170 | 208-163 |
| Total Points | 393 | 371 |
| Winners | 93 | 87 |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% |
Both Murray and Thompson played 3 matches. At the moment, Andy Murray lost 1 set while Jordan Thompson hasn’t dropped a set so far. Murray has played 1 set more than Thompson (7 vs 6). Therefore, Murray played 7 games more than Thompson. The Brit scored 93 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Thompson bagged 87 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Murray | Thompson |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 34 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 11.3 | 5.7 |
| 1st in | 122/190 | 107/177 |
| %1st in | 64% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 93/122 | 87/107 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 49/68 | 43/70 |
| %2nd pts | 72% | 61% |
Murray fired 34 aces (11.3 per match). Thompson bagged 17 aces (5.7 per match). Murray won 76% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 72% of the points. On the other side, Thompson won 81% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Murray | Thompson |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 8 |
| Converted | 9/22 | 8/14 |
| % Converted | 41% | 57% |
| Conceded | 8 | 5 |
| Saved | 4 | 4 |
| % Saved | 50% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 |
The Brit broke his opponents 9 times with a 41% conversion rate. Andy conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Thompson broke his opponents 8 times with a 57% conversion rate. Thompson conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Murray | |||||
| R1 Chung |
R2 Yunchaokete |
1/4 Murray Kubler |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 7-61 6-4 | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 23 | 28 | 68 | |
| pts | 57-35 | 84-67 | 82-68 | 223-170 | |
| Total points | 92 | 151 | 150 | 393 | |
| Winners | 24 | 36 | 33 | 93 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 43% | 40% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 16 | 10 | 34 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 29/42 | 48/75 | 45/73 | 122/190 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 64% | 62% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 24/29 | 36/48 | 33/45 | 93/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 75% | 73% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/13 | 17/27 | 20/28 | 49/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 92% | 63% | 71% | 72% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 2/10 | 4/5 | 9/22 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 20% | 80% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3/6 | 4 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 50% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Thompson | |||||
| R1 Mcdonald |
R2 Svajda |
1/4 Hijikata |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 7-5 | 7-61 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | 21 | 61 | |
| pts | 57-46 | 69-49 | 82-68 | 208-163 | |
| Total points | 103 | 118 | 150 | 371 | |
| Winners | 28 | 27 | 32 | 87 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 39% | 39% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 31/50 | 32/51 | 44/76 | 107/177 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 63% | 58% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 28/31 | 27/32 | 32/44 | 87/107 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 84% | 73% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/19 | 11/19 | 20/32 | 43/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 58% | 63% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 4/8 | 2/3 | 8/14 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 50% | 67% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 4 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 100% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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