By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, December 30, 2024
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Poised for seeded standing at The Glad Slam, Aussie Jordan Thompson made a constructive begin to the brand new season.
Thompson rallied previous former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in his Brisbane opener at the moment.
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World No. 26 Thompson, who knocked off Rafael Nadal within the Brisbane quarterfinals final January, superior to a second-round rematch vs. American Alex Michelsen, who saved a match level edging Aussie Christopher O’Connell 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(10).
Thompson says the hardest take a look at of the 2025 season is the very fact it begins in 2024 giving gamers, significantly Aussies, very temporary relaxation.
“[The offseason] looks like two seconds,” Thompson mentioned with a smile. “Yeah, it is a difficult one, particularly for us Aussies. We virtually depart after the Australian Open and we do not come again till Davis Cup is completed. The season’s that lengthy. We come again on the finish of November.
“Yeah, we’re away for 10, 11 months. It looks like actually we get three weeks off when you play Davis Cup. That is nice. Then you definitely received them pushing for an earlier begin.”
Thompson ripped the schedule as “a joke.”
“I do not know the way the ’25 season begins in ’24. I imply, it is a joke,” Thompson mentioned. “We ought to be enjoying subsequent week. There’s lots of issues in our sport that want a little bit of cleansing up in the mean time.”