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Wimbledon’s upset-strewn opening few days, which Bonzi contributed to by dumping Daniil Medvedev out of the tournament, means Thompson suddenly has a major opportunity to reach the last 16.
He will face the winner of 461st-ranked British wildcard Arthur Ferry, who ousted Australia’s 20th seed Alexei Popyrin, and Italy’s Luciano Darderi in the third round, with fifth-seeded American Taylor Fritz his likely round-of-16 opponent if they make it that far.
Thompson looked to be wilting physically when he fell two-sets-to-one down and faced double break point in the fifth game of the fourth set, only to launch some rearguard action that sparked a tense decider.
It started with a winner after back-to-back overheads then a wonderful angled backhand volley beyond Bonzi’s racquet.
The net is where Thompson won this match, more than doubling the Frenchman’s points from that part of the court. His net-heavy approach was not atypical for him, but was also his way of avoiding gruelling baseline rallies that his back would not have appreciated.
In a match of snap momentum swings, Thompson was also repeatedly forced to dig deep early in the fifth set as Medvedev’s first-round conqueror poured on the pressure.
Jordan Thompson in action.Credit: Mark Peterson/Tennis Australia
Thompson staved off a break point in the third game. Bonzi saved two of his own in the next game.
They both escaped from tight games with a series of deuces, but it was Thompson who held firm just long enough to outlast his French foe.
He explained after his first-round win over Czech Vit Kopriva that he needed to shelve his “elevator” serve – which helps him generate significant power from his leg-drive beginning – to start in a more upright stance because of the issue in the sacroiliac joint in his back.
Thompson appeared to have more freedom in the early stages, but started looking ginger and reverted to a more upright action through the middle stages before his first serve came to life when he needed it most.
After winning no more than 71 per cent of his first-serve points in any of the first three sets, he claimed 31 of 36 of them across the last two sets in a match-winning development as he rushed the net at every opportunity. Thompson finished with 20 aces and 76 winners overall to Bonzi’s 13 and 49, respectively.
Four more Australians will be in action on Thursday, headlined by No.11 seed and reigning quarter-finalist Alex de Minaur first-up on court two against French qualifier Arthur Cazaux.
Rinky Hijikata will pit wits with 10th-seeded, fireball-serving American Ben Shelton on the same court later in the day, while Aleks Vukic will step onto centre court to face world No.1 Jannik Sinner.
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Daria Kasatkina rounds out the Australian contingent on court three against Irina-Camelia Begu.
No.1 seed Aryna Sabalenka, dual champion Carlos Alcaraz, Australian Open winner Madison Keys and four-time major champion Naomi Osaka avoided the Wimbledon scrapheap to progress to the third round, but 2024 finalist Jasmine Paolini, Donna Vekic, Diana Shnaider and Leylah Fernandez were eliminated.
Marc McGowan travelled to Wimbledon with the support of Tennis Australia
Wimbledon’s upset-strewn opening few days, which Bonzi contributed to by dumping Daniil Medvedev out of the tournament, means Thompson suddenly has a major opportunity to reach the last 16.
He will face the winner of 461st-ranked British wildcard Arthur Ferry, who ousted Australia’s 20th seed Alexei Popyrin, and Italy’s Luciano Darderi in the third round, with fifth-seeded American Taylor Fritz his likely round-of-16 opponent if they make it that far.
Thompson looked to be wilting physically when he fell two-sets-to-one down and faced double break point in the fifth game of the fourth set, only to launch some rearguard action that sparked a tense decider.
It started with a winner after back-to-back overheads then a wonderful angled backhand volley beyond Bonzi’s racquet.
The net is where Thompson won this match, more than doubling the Frenchman’s points from that part of the court. His net-heavy approach was not atypical for him, but was also his way of avoiding gruelling baseline rallies that his back would not have appreciated.
In a match of snap momentum swings, Thompson was also repeatedly forced to dig deep early in the fifth set as Medvedev’s first-round conqueror poured on the pressure.
Jordan Thompson in action.Credit: Mark Peterson/Tennis Australia
Thompson staved off a break point in the third game. Bonzi saved two of his own in the next game.
They both escaped from tight games with a series of deuces, but it was Thompson who held firm just long enough to outlast his French foe.
He explained after his first-round win over Czech Vit Kopriva that he needed to shelve his “elevator” serve – which helps him generate significant power from his leg-drive beginning – to start in a more upright stance because of the issue in the sacroiliac joint in his back.
Thompson appeared to have more freedom in the early stages, but started looking ginger and reverted to a more upright action through the middle stages before his first serve came to life when he needed it most.
After winning no more than 71 per cent of his first-serve points in any of the first three sets, he claimed 31 of 36 of them across the last two sets in a match-winning development as he rushed the net at every opportunity. Thompson finished with 20 aces and 76 winners overall to Bonzi’s 13 and 49, respectively.
Four more Australians will be in action on Thursday, headlined by No.11 seed and reigning quarter-finalist Alex de Minaur first-up on court two against French qualifier Arthur Cazaux.
Rinky Hijikata will pit wits with 10th-seeded, fireball-serving American Ben Shelton on the same court later in the day, while Aleks Vukic will step onto centre court to face world No.1 Jannik Sinner.
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Daria Kasatkina rounds out the Australian contingent on court three against Irina-Camelia Begu.
No.1 seed Aryna Sabalenka, dual champion Carlos Alcaraz, Australian Open winner Madison Keys and four-time major champion Naomi Osaka avoided the Wimbledon scrapheap to progress to the third round, but 2024 finalist Jasmine Paolini, Donna Vekic, Diana Shnaider and Leylah Fernandez were eliminated.
Marc McGowan travelled to Wimbledon with the support of Tennis Australia
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