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Jannik Sinner vs Jordan Thompson: ATP Cincinnati – Second round
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner will face off Jordan Thompson in the round of 16 at ATP Cincinnati.
Jannik Sinner Profile
The world No. 1 Jannik Sinner is 47-5 for the season and 22-2 on hard surface.
The Italian is coming off a 6-4, 7-5 win over Alex Michelsen in the second round.
Last week, he lost 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 to Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinal in Montreal. That was his first match after losing to Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinal in Wimbledon in five sets.
Sinner won four titles this season including his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open. He also lift the trophies in Halle, Miami and Rotterdam.
This is his fourth appearance in Cincinnati and has never made it past the round of 16.
Jordan Thompson Profile
Jordan Thompson is 32nd in the ATP rankings, two spots lower than his career high. The Australian is 28-19 for the season and 19-10 on hard surface.
Thompson is coming off a 6-2, 6-4 win over Sebastian Baez in the second round after previously going past Ugo Humbert in the decisive tiebreak.
Thompson won the tournament in Los Cabos this season and lost in the final in Atlanta.
This is his third appearance in Cincinnati and the first time moving past the second round.
Head-to-Head
This will be the first match between Jannik Sinner and Jordan Thompson.
Prediction and Conclusion
Jannik Sinner is slowly but surely returning to the top of his game. He is coming off a straight-set win over Alex Michelsen, but things were more difficult than expected. Jordan Thompson has been playing pretty well in the last couple of weeks on US soil and has nothing to lose in the match against world No. 1. Still, Thompson is not even close at the moment to being competitive against any of the top 10 players, so Sinner will take care of business by covering the -4.5-game spread.
