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YB WEB DESK. Dated: 1/15/2021 12:10:26 PM
Jordan Thompson
Jordan Thompson (born 20 April 1994) is an Australian professional tennis player, reaching a careerhigh ranking of world number 43 on 15 July 2019. He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2014 Australian Open after winning the Australian Open wild card play off on 15 December 2013. Thompson reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinal at the 2017 Brisbane International, defeating David Ferrer en route. Personal life Thompson was born in Melbourne and, along with tennis, grew up as an avid fan of rugby league. He supports the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. Thompson names Lleyton Hewitt as his tennis idol. Thompson has a tattoo on his right bicep of the Australian coat of arms and Olympic rings which he attained after playing in the 2016 Olympic Games. Thompson's mantra is "hard work always pays off". Between 2018 and the beginning of 2019 he dated American famous golfer Nelly Korda, daughter of the famous Czech tennis player Petr Korda. Junior career The highlight of his junior career came at the 2012 US Open when he partnered with fellow Australian Nick Kyrgios to reach the doubles final. Thompson reached as high as number 18 in the combined world rankings in October 2012, compiling a singles win/loss record of 82–38. Professional career In 2013, Thompson made his debut on the professional circuit in qualifying at the 2013 Apia International Sydney where he lost to world number 81 Guillermo García-López. After receiving a wild card he won his first professional match in qualifying at the 2013 Australian Open against Nicolas Renavand 9–7 in the third set. He lost in the second round to 21st seed Ryan Sweeting. Thompson then qualified and made the second round of the 2013 Burnie International losing to third seed John Millman. For the rest of the year he played mainly in Futures, where he made three finals. He won 2 titles, the Austria F5 ITF, Alice Springs F8 ITF and was runner up of Sydney F9 ITF. Thompson later made his Grand Slam debut at the 2014 Australian Open after winning the wildcard play off against Benjamin Mitchell. He finished 2013 with an ATP ranking of 320. Thompson started 2014 at the 2014 Brisbane International.