Sebastian Baez and Jordan Thompson will clash against each other in the 2^nd round of the Western & Southern Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 3:30 pm on COURT 4. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jordan Thompson who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jordan Thompson is the pick to win this match.
Jordan Thompson -> 1.533
Sebastian Baez -> 2.5

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Prediction and head to head Sebastian Baez vs. Jordan Thompson

This will be the 2^nd time that Sebastian Baez and Jordan Thompson clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Baez (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Baez won 6-3 6-4 in the 1^st round in Mallorca back in 2022.

Sebastian Baez

Ranked no. 20, Sebastian got to the 2^nd round after beating Marcos Giron 6-4 5-7 7-6(6).

In the 1^st round, Baez defeated Giron (6-4 5-7 7-6⁶).During the match, Baez scored less points (2) than Giron. In fact, the world no. 20 won 107 points vs Giron’s. That means that Baez was more focused during the important points. Baez was pretty aggressive to blast 53 winners.

Talking about the service games, Baez scored just 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 6 double faults. Sebastian Baez lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Baez put 66% of his first serves in, winning 73% (53/73) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (17/38) on the 2nd serve. Baez broke Giron 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).

Baez has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 64% of his matches (250-140). 4-5 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Baez has an overall32-29 record in the last 9 years on hard.

His best result of the year was winning the title in Rio de Janeiro where he defeated Mariano Navone in the final 6-2 6-1 and in Santiago where he overcame Alejandro Tabilo in the final 3-6 6-0 6-4.

Sebastian has a composed 30-19 win-loss record in 2024, 4-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Cincinnati

Jordan Thompson

Ranked no. 32, Thompson got to the 2^nd round after defeating Ugo Humbert 3-6 6-3 7-6(4).

In the 1^st round against Humbert, Thompson recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 7-6⁴). During the match Thompson scored 96 points vs Humbert’s 93. Jordan was quite aggressive to blast 45 winners.

Talking about serving, Thompson made 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Jordan Thompson was quite effective on serve to win 80% (45/56) of his 1st serve and 54% (19/35) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Australian broke Humbert twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).

His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Los Cabos where he defeated Casper Ruud in the final 6-3 7-6(4).

Thompson has a composed 27-19 win-loss record in 2024, 18-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Cincinnati

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2^nd round in 2023. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Baez	Thompson
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	35	31
Pts	107-109	96-93
Total Points	216	189
Winners	53	45
%Winners	50%	47%

Both Baez and Thompson played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Sebastian Baez surrendered 1 set, while Jordan Thompson lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Baez and Thompson have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Baez played 4 games more than Thompson. Baez scored 53 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, Jordan managed to score 45 winners (47%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Baez	Thompson
Aces	1	7
Avg per match	1	7
1st in	73/111	56/91
%1st in	66%	62%
1st pts	53/73	45/56
%1st pts	73%	80%
2nd pts	17/38	19/35
%2nd pts	45%	54%

Baez struck 1 ace . Thompson also blasted 7 aces . Baez won 73% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Thompson won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Baez	Thompson
Won	3	2
Converted	3/10	2/6
% Converted	30%	33%
Conceded	7	3
Saved	4	1
% Saved	57%	33%
Times Broken	3	2

The Argentine broke his opponent 3 times with a 30% conversion rate. Sebastian dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Jordan broke his opponent twice with a 33% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded.

Baez
	R1 Giron	Total
Score	6-4 5-7 7-66
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	35	35
pts	107-109	107-109
Total points	216	216
Winners	53	53
%Winners	50%	50%
SERVE
Aces	1	1
Double Faults	6	6
1st in	73/111	73/111
% 1st in	66%	66%
1st pts	53/73	53/73
% 1st pts	73%	73%
2nd pts	17/38	17/38
% 2nd pts	45%	45%
Breaks
Won	3	3
Converted	3/10	3/10
Converted %	30%	30%
Conceded	7	7
Saved	4/7	4
Saved %	57%	57%
Times Broken	3	3

Thompson
	R1 Humbert	Total
Score	3-6 6-3 7-64
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	31	31
pts	96-93	96-93
Total points	189	189
Winners	45	45
%Winners	47%	47%
SERVE
Aces	7	7
Double Faults	1	1
1st in	56/91	56/91
% 1st in	62%	62%
1st pts	45/56	45/56
% 1st pts	80%	80%
2nd pts	19/35	19/35
% 2nd pts	54%	54%
Breaks
Won	2	2
Converted	2/6	2/6
Converted %	33%	33%
Conceded	3	3
Saved	1/3	1
Saved %	33%	33%
Times Broken	2	2

Tennis Scores in Cincinnati

• Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (6-1 5-7 6-2) – See score progression
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (6-3 7-6⁶) – See score progression
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Mariano NavoneNavone (7-6³ 6-3) – See score progression
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Nicolas JarryJarry (4-6 7-6⁵ 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Sebastian BaezBaez – Marcos GironGiron (6-4 5-7 7-6⁶) – See score progression
• Luciano DarderiDarderi – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (6-3 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Ben SheltonShelton – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (7-6³ 7-6³) – See score progression
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Taylor FritzFritz (6-4 4-6 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Arthur FilsFils – Brandon HoltHolt (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
• Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (6-3 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Ugo HumbertHumbert (3-6 6-3 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Flavio CobolliCobolli – Tommy PaulPaul (6-2 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Arthur Fils/Nicolas JarryFils/Nicolas Jarry – Sander Gille/Joran VliegenGille/Joran Vliegen (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
• Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-VasselinGonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin – Lloyd Glasspool/Ugo HumbertGlasspool/Ugo Humbert (3-6 6-3 10-5) – See score progression
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Ugo HumbertHumbert (3-6 6-3 7-6(4)) – See score progression
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (6-4 4-6 7-6(4)) – See score progression
• Arthur FilsFils – Brandon HoltHolt (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Ben SheltonShelton – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (7-6(3) 7-6(3)) – See score progression
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Nicolas JarryJarry (4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4)) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

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• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Nuno BorgesBorges (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (4-5) – H2H and prediction
• Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Sebastian KordaKorda (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (4-2) – H2H and prediction
• Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Andrey RublevRublev (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Max PurcellPurcell – Tomas MachacMachac (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jannik SinnerSinner – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Corentin MoutetMoutet (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Sebastian BaezBaez – Jordan ThompsonThompson (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Jack DraperDraper – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (3-3) – H2H and prediction
• Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (1-1) – H2H and prediction