Aussie Jordan Thompson has featured in the cruellest match of the Australian Open so far, stunning the tennis world in an “absolute epic”.
Thompson saved four match points in the fifth set to send the epic, rollercoaster battle into a fifth set tiebreak — but couldn’t get the job done in the super tiebreak.
Fognini played with a hand injury for the entire match after he twice smashed his racquet into the ground and had it rebound straight back at him in a painful fashion — having already injured his right hand in his first round match in another self-inflicted injury from racquet abuse. The No. 12 seed also had running arguments with chair umpire Carlos Ramos and yelled at spectators in the crowd repeatedly before he emerged with a memorable 7-6 6-1 3-6 4-6 7-6 victory.The clash, which lasted four hours and five minutes, took both players to a dark place with Thompson also producing a staggering racquet smash as he fell behind early.
All of those emotional breakdowns were overshadowed by the gripping drama of their fifth set, which captivated the tennis world.
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