Stubborn Jordan Thompson survives Kovacevic in the 2nd round to set up a clash vs Tiafoe. HIGHLIGHTS – HOUSTON RESULTS

Jordan Thompson survives Aleksandar Kovacevic 4-6 7-6(1) 7-6(7) in the 2^nd round in Houston on Thursday after winning a huge battle. Thompson will play against Frances Tiafoe in the quarter. The epic lasted 3 hours and 34 minutes. This run will match his most significant achievement in this competition. Here you can see his history at this event.

Houston

Thompson's Record

The Australian added to his prize money $ 8,385 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 19,995 after this win. If he wins the next match, Thompson will add $ 14,515 to his earnings to get in total $ 34,510 in total.

Highlights Jordan Thompson vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic US Men’s Clay Court Championship – Houston

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Thompson

Kovacevic

4-6 7-6¹ 7-6⁷
3h:34

121

121

Total points

120

120

60

60

Winners

53

53

50%

50%

Ratio Winners

44%

44%

-- Serve --

3

3

Aces

9

9

3

3

Double Faults

1

1

63%

63%

1st in

62%

62%

71%

71%

1st won

79%

79%

60/84

60/84

1st won

53/67

53/67

51%

51%

2nd won

46%

46%

25/49

25/49

2nd won

19/41

19/41

-- Break Points --

2/6

2/6

Total

3/13

3/13

33%

33%

Won

23%

23%

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At the end of the match, the Australian scored 121 points vs. Aleksandar’s 120.

Thompson

The Australian won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points as he converted only 33% (2/6) of the procured opportunities.

Kovacevic

On the other side, the American was battling in converting his break points (only 23% – 3/13). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Thompson and Kovacevic is 2-1 for Jordan.

Draw and next match H2H: Jordan Thompson vs. Frances Tiafoe – stats

Thompson will compete against Tiafoe in the quarter.

This will be the 3^rd time that Jordan Thompson and Frances Tiafoe play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Thompson and Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

Live score progression and stats

Thompson conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Aleksandar Kovacevic in the 2^nd game (2-0). Nonetheless, there was more work to do for Aleksandar to win the set since Jordan managed to break back in the 3^rd (1-2) game. Kovacevic maintained his cool to break the Australian in the 10^th (6-4) game.

Aleksandar failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 15.

Aleksandar was flawless in converting all his break points in the 2^nd (1-0 15-40) and the 10^th game (5-4 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Jordan was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 3^rd (0-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11^th game (3-6 15-40).

They contested 58 points. The American conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Jordan (33-25). Aleksandar lost 11 points on serve (19-11). On the losing side, Thompson conceded 14 points on serve (14-14).

Thompson had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Aleksandar Kovacevic in the 2^nd game (2-0). Aleksandar to win the set (7-6) as there were no other breaks.

Thompson wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 9^th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, Aleksandar converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had his opportunities in the 4^th (1-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 12^th game (6-5 40-A).

They contested 89 points. The Australian was the winner of the set after clinching 5 more points than the American (47-42). Jordan conceded 21 points on serve (42-21). Regarding the other side of the net, Aleksandar conceded 5 points on serve (21-5).

Neither player conceded a service game during this set. Therefore the affair had to be decided at the tiebreak. Eventually, the Australian won a thrilling breaker 9-7 after a huge fight with 16 points played.

Tiebreak

Jordan won 5 minibreaks in the 3^rd (2-1), 6^th (4-2), 14^th (7-7), 15^th (8-7) and 16^th (9-7) point. On the other side, Kovacevic won 3 minibreaks in the 4^th (2-2), 9^th (4-5) and 13^th (7-6) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 6-6, 6-7, 7-7, 8-7, 9-7

Thompson was unable to convert any of the 2 conquered break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1^st game (0-0 15-40 and 30-40). Thompson saved 2 set points when he was 5-6 and 6-7 down. Furthermore, on the other side, Kovacevic was unable to convert any of his 5 break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 6^th (3-3 30-40) and the 11^th game (5-5 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 94 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Thompson won just 2 more points than Kovacevic (48-46). The Australian surrendered 15 points on serve (30-15). on the other side of the net, Kovacevic conceded 18 points on serve (31-18).

Tennis Scores in Houston

• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-2 6-7⁴ 7-5) – Stats and score progression
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
• Michael MmohMmoh – Max PurcellPurcell (6-2 7-5) – Stats and score progression
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (4-6 7-6¹ 7-6⁷) – Stats and score progression
• Marcos GironGiron – Jeff WolfWolf (6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-1 6-4) – Stats and score progression
• Luciano DarderiDarderi – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-4 2-6 7-6⁴) – Stats and score progression
• Ben SheltonShelton – Zizou BergsBergs (3-6 6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression

Upcoming matches

• Marcos GironGiron – (0-0) – H2H details and stats
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (1-1) – H2H details and stats
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Michael MmohMmoh (1-0) – H2H details and stats