Written by Richard Pagliaro | @Itenisi_Manje | Monday, December 30, 2024
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Certified for seeding at The Comfortable Slam, Aussie Jordan Thompson a very good begin to the brand new season.
Thompson has gone on to win Wimbledon Matteo Berrettini 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in his opening match in Brisbane at present.
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World No. 26 Thompson, who hit the bottom Rafael Nadal quarterfinals in Brisbane final January, advancing to a second-round replay vs. American Alex Michelsenwho saved the match level in opposition to the Aussie Christopher O’Connell 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(10).
Thompson says the hardest check for the 2025 season is that it begins in 2024 giving the gamers, particularly the Aussies, a really quick break.
“[The offseason] it looks like two seconds,” Thompson mentioned with a smile. “Yeah, it is robust, particularly for us Aussies. We are literally leaving after the Australian Open and never coming again till the Davis Cup is over. The season is that lengthy. We’re coming again on the finish of November.
“Yeah, we have been away for 10, 11 months. It looks like we get a three-week break whenever you play Davis Cup. That is nice. You then push them to begin early.”
Thompson ripped the present as a “joke.”
“I do not understand how the ’25 season begins in ’24. I imply, it is a joke,” Thompson mentioned. “We have now to play subsequent week. There are a variety of issues in our recreation that have to be cleaned up a bit in the intervening time.”
