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Jordan Thompson won his second straight five-set match at Wimbledon
Jordan Thompson may be taking a break when he leaves Wimbledon to nurse his battered body back into shape but it could be a while before that happens after the Australian recorded another comeback five-set win. Entering the tournament with a brace for his back, Thompson came from two sets to one down to beat Benjamin Bonzi 7-5 6-7 (2) 4-6 6-2 6-4 in just under four hours to become the first Australian into the third round. Thompson was inside the world's top 30 before an injury-hit season dropped him to 44 and cats doubt on how deep he could go in London. But after a stirring opening round victory, Thompson, with Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt, watching on, again, defied even his own expectations to set up a next round clash with either Luciano Darderi, ranked 59, or Arthur Fery, the lowly ranked Englishman who upset Alexei Popyrin in the first round. Frenchman Bonzi took down last year's semi-finalist Daniil Medvedev in the first round and showed that quality again as he pushed Thompson to the limit. But the gritty Australian showed he's always up for a fight, no matter the state of his body, and after losing the second and third sets took the fourth and then the fifth to put him on the verge of making the fourth round for the first time. Thompson is one of only a handful of the 17 Australians who started the tournament still alive.
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Aussie in stunning Wimbledon moment as joy tinged with sadness for de Minaur's fiancee
Jordan Thompson continued his improbable run at Wimbledon on Wednesday night, battling back to win another five-set epic while defying injury. But it was heartbreak for adopted Aussie Katie Boulter, who lost to lucky loser Solana Sierra in another disappointing grand slam result. Thompson admitted before Wimbledon he'd be lucky to make it onto court, and would probably have to take the rest of the year off to get his body right. But the Aussie has surged into the third round after two five-setters, beating Benjamin Bonzi 7-5 6-7 (2-7) 4-6 6-2 6-4 in just shy of four hours on Wednesday. Playing with pain-killers and sporting a large brace on his back in between matches, Thompson has somehow managed to win twice to continue his charge. After Bonzi hit his final return into the net, Thompson let out a primal scream and pointed to his heart. After his first-round win over Vit Kopriva - when he came from two sets down - Thompson looked shattered and wondered if he would even be able to start Wednesday's match. But he made it into court 15 to face the man who had shocked last year's semi-finalist Daniil Medvedev in the first round. Thompson is a better player than the 29-year-old Frenchman who has never been inside the top 40, and he showed that from the start. But Bonzi turned the tide and won the second and third sets, making Thompson change his gameplan. The fifth set could have gone either way as both men battled fatigue, but Thompson got the match-winning break of serve at 6-5. Fans were blown away by his courage and determination to keep fighting. He's done it again 🤯⁰⁰Jordan Thompson defeats Benjamin Bonzi 7-5 6-7(2) 4-6 6-2 6-4 for his second five-set victory in a row.⁰⁰#Wimbledon #GoAussies — TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) July 2, 2025 5-Set warrior — GrassperRuud (@GrassperRuud) July 2, 2025 Amazing effort from Jordan Thompson to reach the 3RD at Wimbledon for only the second time. He won his second consecutive 5 setter, this time from 2 sets to 1 down beating Benjamin Bonzi 64 in the 5th — Craig Gabriel (@crosscourt1) July 2, 2025 Jordan Thompson finishes his match against Bonzi with 91 points played at the (183 cm tall) and Mochizuki are the only players so far at the tournament to approach the net more than 70 times in a match. — Oleg S. (@AnnaK_4ever) July 2, 2025 'I'm just praying I can get back on the court,' he said before the match. 'I'll do everything I can; live in an ice bath or hyperbaric chamber. I'll hardly practice. I'm taking painkillers, anti-inflammatories, but sometimes they can't really help. I'm just lucky to be on court even though it is sad that it's Wimbledon and I am not enjoying it as much as I usually do. 'I love playing tennis, competing, running around. I love getting the balls I probably shouldn't and I can't do that at the moment. It's extremely frustrating to watch balls go past me that I'm not even close to because I can't move. Practising, warming up, is just putting my body through hell." Thompson's win came with a tinge of sadness for the Aussie contingent, with Alex de Minaur's fiancee Boulter crashing out in the second round. The British star, who has become an adopted Aussie due to her fiance, hit 14 double faults and was unable to back-up her stunning victory over ninth-seed Paula Badosa in the first round. 'Of course it hurts,' Boulter said after the 6-7 (7) 6-2 6-1 loss World No.101 Sierra. 'It's a really tough pill to swallow. It always is here. Unfortunately it's just the way that it is. Not my best day. I think I have to sometimes just credit the opponent here. I think I've got a lot of things to go back and work on.' Sierra had only made the main draw as a 'lucky loser' from qualifying after a late injury withdrawal. 'I really felt like she played a great match," Boulter added. "I felt like she committed to the ball. It was coming through very fast. I couldn't quite control it. Credit to her, she swung and she won the match. I'm happy for her. But I have to go back to the drawing board.' RELATED: Aussie tennis star follows Alex de Minaur's lead with sad decision Tennis fans demand immediate change to 'dumb' Wimbledon rule With a worried de Minaur looking on from the stands, Boulter's serve deserted her. The World No.43 won just one point on her second serve after the first set, and appeared to come unstuck when the court was bathed in shadows late in the match.
Sydney Morning Herald
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Thompson pulls off another Wimbledon comeback
The banged up Australian spent almost four hours on court to defeat Benjamin Bonzi in five sets and advance to the third round. Loading
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Thompson pulls off another Wimbledon comeback
The banged up Australian spent almost four hours on court to defeat Benjamin Bonzi in five sets and advance to the third round. Loading
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Jordan Thompson defeats Benjamin Bonzi in five sets at Wimbledon second round
Jordan Thompson has battled his way through another five-set battle to earn a spot in the third round at Wimbledon. With Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt, the last Australian man to win at Wimbledon, watching on, Thompson beat Benjamin Bonzi 7-5, 6-7 (7), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in just under four hours. The Sydneysider came into this championship with a large box of painkillers and a thick black brace for his back, and wondered aloud how his body would hold up after coming from two sets down to defeat Vít Kopřiva in the first round. He made it onto court 15 to find 31-year-old Bonzi facing him, the 64th-ranked Frenchman who shocked last year's semi-finalist Daniil Medvedev in the first round. At 5-5 in the first set, Thompson set up two set points with a pair of superb volleys. Having broken, he then came back from 0-30 on his own serve before taking the set with a sweet passing shot. But Bonzi changed his game, driving Thompson back to limit the doubles ace's chance to show his volleying prowess. The second set went with serve, then Bonzi won five successive points to seize control of the tiebreak. He followed up with a break at 3-3 in the third, from which he served out. At that stage Thompson looked done. But more than most he is a player that leaves it all out there. In the fourth set he broke at 3-2, and held on to level the tie. The final set could have gone either way as both men battled fatigue and the setting sun. Each had break-point chances. Crucially, at 5-5, with a tiebreak looming, Thompson held, then broke. He next meets Luciano Darderi, ranked 59, or Arthur Fery, the lowly ranked Englishman who upset Alexei Popyrin in the first round. Victory would take Thompson into the second week and a last-16 place for the first time in his ninth visit to Wimbledon. AAP
