Jordan Thompson bests Alex Michelsen 0-6 7-6(1) 7-5 in the quarter in Los Cabos on Thursday. Thompson will square off with Alexander Zverev in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 39 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this event. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the quarter in 2021. Here you can see his previous results at this event.
The Australian added to his prize money $ 21,075 after winning this match. He has already won $ 47,740 up to now in this tournament. If he wins the next match, the Australian will add $ 33,455 to his earnings to get in total $ 81,195.
Highlights Jordan Thompson vs. Alex Michelsen Mifel Tennis Open – Los Cabos
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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Thompson won this contest even if he conquered less points than the American (96 vs. 97).
Thompson
The Australian was great in converting all the break points (3/3).
Michelsen
On the other side, Alex was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 31% – 5/16). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this contest, the head to head between Thompson and Michelsen is 2-0 for Jordan.
Draw and next match H2H: Jordan Thompson vs. Alexander Zverev – stats
Thompson will fight against Zverev in the semifinal.
This will be the 3rd time that Jordan Thompson and Alexander Zverev square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Thompson and Zverev (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Zverev won 4-6 6-3 7-65 in the 2nd round in Washington back in 2017.
Live score progression and stats
This set was completely uneven since the American conceded no games to Thompson before winning the set 6-0.
The American failed to serve out the set when leading 6-0 to be broken at 15.
Michelsen was perfect in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40), the 4th (3-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (5-0 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Alex didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 44 points. Michelsen conquered the set after winning 16 points more than Jordan (30-14). Alex dropped 8 points on serve (17-8). In addition, on the other side, the Australian conceded 13 points on serve (6-13).
Thompson commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Alex Michelsen in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. However, Thompson succeeded in coming back to break the American in the 7th (3-4) game before winning the set (7-6).
Jordan was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (2-4 0-40). On the other side, Michelsen converted 9% of his break points (1/11). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 6th (4-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (4-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 12th (6-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 14th game (5-7 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 88 points. The Australian was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than Alex (47-41). Jordan dropped 25 points on serve (37-25). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).
Thompson conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Alex Michelsen in the 2nd game (2-0). Thompson reinforced his lead after breaking Michelsen in the 12th (7-5) game before winning the set.
The American had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-5 to 7-5.
The Australian was flawless in converting all his break points in the 9th (4-5 0-40) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). On the other side, the Australian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 61 points. Thompson was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Michelsen (34-27). The Australian surrendered 9 points on serve (21-9). On the other side, the American conceded 13 points on serve (18-13).
Tennis Scores in Los Cabos
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (0-6 7-61 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (7-61 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-3 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Jordan ThompsonThompson (1-1) – H2H details and stats
- Casper RuudRuud – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (1-1) – H2H details and stats
