Jordan Thompson surprises Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Tokyo on Monday. The match lasted 1 hour and 35 minutes. This run will match his best achievement in this competition. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Australian added to his prize money $ 12,680 after winning this match. He has already won $ 27,170 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Australian will add $ 23,725 to his earnings to get in total $ 50,895 in total.
Highlights Jordan Thompson vs. Alexander Zverev Rakuten Japan Open – Tokyo
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:35
At the end of the match, the Australian scored 61 points vs. the German’s 55.
Thompson
Jordan was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (3/6).
Zverev
On the other side, Alexander had some problems converting his break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Thompson and Zverev is 1-1.
Live score progression and stats
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Australian snatched in the 4th game (3-1) prior to eventually conquering the set (6-3).
Thompson converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the German was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).
They contested 63 points. The contest during this set was so even that Jordan won barely 1 point more than Alexander (32-31). Thompson surrendered 11 points on serve (22-11). In addition, on the other side, Alexander conceded 10 points on serve (20-10).
Thompson got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Alexander Zverev in the 2nd game (2-0). However, Jordan succeeded in coming back to break the German in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).
Jordan converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Zverev was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).
They contested 53 points. The Australian conquered the set after winning 5 points more than Alexander (29-24). The Australian dropped 11 points on serve (19-11). On the losing side, Zverev conceded 10 points on serve (13-10).
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- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Max PurcellPurcell (7-5 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Sebastian OfnerOfner – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-72 7-65 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (3-6 6-1 6-3) – Stats and score progression
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