Tennis

J.J. Wolf vs Jordan Thompson Prediction and Odds: Australian Open

J.J. Wolf and Jordan Thompson face each other in round 1. This promises to be a close affair between 2 players that are right next to each other in the world ranking.

These odds from Ladbrokes were correct at the time of writing

​​J.J. Wolf vs Jordan Thompson – Match Predictions

American Wolf is about to make his Australian Open main draw debut. In the meantime Aussie Thompson enters his tenth consecutive Australian Open but he’s yet to achieve much. Now a closer look at our tennis predictions for this game:

​​Wolf to Win

Wolf will be excited to have finally made it to the main draw Down Under, he had 2 failed attempts in the qualifiers in 2020 and 2022. In his only 2 previous Grand Slam appearances, 2020 and 2022 US Opens, Wolf reached round 3 both times. He certainly has the ability to shine on the big stage, despite his lack of experience.

Thompson on the other hand hasn’t taken any home advantage when playing in Australia so far. In 6 of his previous 9 Australian Open appearances he has exited the tournament in round 1. He’s yet to go past round 2. We don’t believe he can change this trend this year.

​​Thompson to Win More Than 1 Set: No

It must be said that Thompson has extended 5 of his previous 12 Australian Open matches all the way to a fifth set. However, most of those games came in the early years of his career. He lost 4 of his last 6 matches in this tournament without even being able to win a set.

Wolf is yet to play a 5-set match in his young career too. In his 2 US Open appearances he registered two clean 3:0 wins, also two 3:1 wins, before 0:3 defeats against top 20 players.

​​J.J. Wolf vs Jordan Thompson Preview

After making our Wolf vs Thompson predictions it’s time to take a closer look at the two players individually as they enter Australian Open 2023:

​​J.J. Wolf

The world number 67 Wolf missed the entire 2021 after hernia surgery, but he made a strong comeback to the tour last year. He reached his first ATP final in October (Florence) to achieve his highest ever ranking of 56. He also recorded his first 2 Masters wins and made it to the US Open’s third round. Seemingly fully fit again Wolf will seek even better results in 2023.

​​Jordan Thompson

The world number 88 Thompson had difficult 2022. His poor form saw him having to enter many minor tournaments. The only reason he returned into the top 100 was the ATP Nottingham final he reached in the summer. This was an isolated good run in otherwise largely mediocre year. He won only 2 matches against top 70 opponents in 2022.

After 9 years of very limited success as a pro Thompson hinted at potential retirement sooner rather than later on the build up to Australian Open. Clearly his focus is shifting towards other things these days.

​​Wolf vs Thompson Head to Head

This will be the first ever meeting between the players.

​​J.J. Wolf vs Jordan Thompson Match Details

JJ Wolf vs Jordan Thompson

  • When will the match start? The match is scheduled to start at 01:30 am GMT on Tuesday, January 17th.
  • On which court will the match be played? The match will be played on Court 3 in Melbourne.
  • Where to watch AO 2023 in UK? You can watch Australian Open on Eurosport broadcast and online, or stream it on Discovery +.


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