By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, December 30, 2024
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Poised for seeded standing at The Blissful Slam, Aussie Jordan Thompson made a optimistic 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, notably Aussies, very transient relaxation.
“[The offseason] appears like two seconds,” Thompson stated 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 appears like actually we get three weeks off if you happen to play Davis Cup. That is nice. Then you definitely bought 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 stated. “We must be taking part in subsequent week. There’s a number of issues in our sport that want a little bit of cleansing up in the intervening time.”
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