Unseeded Australian Jordan Thompson shocked third-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6, (7-0), 4-6, 7-6 (7-5) on Friday within the second spherical of the Indian Wells WTA and ATP Masters 1000.
Thompson, ranked 87th on the earth, notched his second profession victory over a top-10 participant when a blistering forehand from Tsitsipas landed simply broad.
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Thompson, 28 and ranked 87th on the earth, secured the upset when a blistering forehand from Tsitsipas landed simply broad on the primary match level.
“I’m thankful that last ball was out — I thought it was in,” Thompson instructed followers on courtroom.
He gained his first victory over Tsitsipas in three profession conferences, ending the Greek participant’s probabilities of rising to primary on the earth over the course of the “Sunshine Double” of Indian Wells and the next Miami Open, each joint WTA and ATP Masters 1000 occasions.
For Tsitsipas it was one other setback within the wake of his run to the Australian Open ultimate in January.
He departed Melbourne energised regardless of falling to Novak Djokovic within the title match, however shortly thereafter suffered a shoulder damage.
Playing his first match since a second-round exit at Rotterdam, Tsitsipas admitted earlier this week that together with his shoulder nonetheless troubling him he didn’t have excessive hopes of a 3rd Masters 1000 crown.
Thompson, who defeated French veteran Gael Monfils within the first spherical, subsequent faces both US thirty second seed Maxime Cressy or Chilean qualifier Alejandro Tabilo.
“It’s unreal,” he mentioned, crediting an aggressive mindset within the first set with placing him on the trail to victory.
While Tsitsipas led the third-set tiebreaker 2-1 and 4-3, Thompson held his nerve and Tsitsipas was the one to blink, slamming a forehand into the web earlier than the close to miss on the ultimate level.
Australian Jason Kubler additionally superior, following a three-set walkover towards Grigor Dimitrov.
Kubler was main 2-6 7-6 (7-5) 3-0 when a hobbled Dimitrov succumbed to damage.
Meanwhile, third-seeded Casper Ruud and former champion Cameron Norrie reached the third spherical with straight units victories.
For Ruud, a 6-2, 6-3 victory over former top-10 Argentinian Diego Schwartzman was a confidence-boosting win in a season during which he had to this point did not advance previous the second spherical in three tour-level tournaments he had performed.
For Norrie, nevertheless, a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Taiwanese qualifier Wu Tung-lin marked a continuation of the shape that noticed him attain finals final month in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro the place he fell to Carlos Alcaraz within the first and beat Alcaraz within the second.
Originally printed as Jordan Thompson def Stefanos Tsitsipas in beautiful upset
Source: www.news.com.au
