In the 1/8 finals of the challenger tournament in Chicago, Ryan Harrison from the USA will play against Jordan Thompson from Australia.
Jordan Thompson
The 28-year-old Australian representative started the challenger in Chicago last night. In the 1/16 finals, Thompson played far from the best match, but still Jordan was able to beat Paul Jubba from Great Britain in three sets – 7:6 (10:8); 6:7 (5:7); 6:3. The tennis players spent three and a half hours on the court.
Ryan Harrison
The 30-year-old US representative, in turn, performs at the home challenger with qualification. Harrison immediately made a sensation in the semifinals of qualifying and won a strong- willed victory over Yosuke Watanuki from Japan in three sets – 2:6; 7:6 (7:3); 7:6 (14:12). In the qualifying final, Ryan beat Aziz Dugaz from Tunisia in two sets – 6:3; 6:4. And yesterday in the 1/16 finals, Harrison made another sensation and in two sets in a very hard fight beat his compatriot Christopher Eubanks – 7:6 (7:5); 7:6 (11:9). The tennis players spent two hours on the court.
Forecast
In this match, Jordan Thompson is considered by the bookmakers to be the undisputed favorite, which is not surprising. Although Harrison, who was once at a fairly high level, performs confidently this week, Thompson is quite capable of beating Ryan with a score of 2:0 in sets, this is the outcome we suggest you bet on.