

What Time Will Jordan Thompson Play Against Nuno Borges?
Thompson and Borges are on the Day 4 Schedule at Australian Open 2025 on Wednesday 15 January. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
Match: NO. 27 JORDAN THOMPSON (AUS) vs NUNO BORGES (POR)
Head-to-head: Borges leads 1-0
Previous Meetings:
– 2021 Estoril, Clay (O), R32: Borges def. Thompson 76(5) 63
– 2022 Ilkley Challenger (GBR), Grass (O), R32: Borges def. Thompson 64 75
– This is their second Tour-level meeting, first at a Grand Slam, and first on a hard court.
– Borges has won both previous meetings against Thompson, in straight sets. One at the Tour-level on clay at 2021 Estoril, and one at the Challenger-level on grass at the 2022 Ilkley Challenger.
– Borges is facing an Australian player at the Australian Open for the first time. He has a 3-1 win-loss record against Australian players at Tour-level overall.
– Thompson is bidding to reach the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the first time. This is his 12th Australian Open appearance and his 38th Grand Slam overall.
– Thompson advanced to the 2nd round by defeating qualifier Dominik Koepfer in the 1st round.
– Thompson has reached the 2nd round of the Australian Open four times previously (2017, 2019, 2020, 2024).
– Thompson’s best Grand Slam result is reaching the round of 16 at the US Open in 2020 and 2024.
– Borges is bidding to reach the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the second consecutive year. This is his 3rd Australian Open appearance and his 12th
Grand Slam overall.
– Borges advanced to the 2nd round by defeating Alexandre Muller in the 1st round.
– Borges’ best Grand Slam result is reaching the round of 16 at the Australian Open last year and the US Open in 2024.
– Borges has won 2 of his 6 matches against Top 30 players at the Grand Slams.
– Borges has a 5-17 win-loss record against Top 30 players at Tour-level overall. He has won only one of his last 7 matches against Top 30 players.
– Both players have won 3 of their 4 career five-set matches.
– Thompson is one of 7 Australian men to reach the 2nd round of the Australian Open this year. He is looking to become the first home player to win the Australian Open men’s singles title since Mark Edmondson in 1976.
– Thompson is seeded at a Grand Slam event for the first time. It is the first time that there have been 3 Australian seeds in the men’s singles at a Grand Slam since 2000 Wimbledon, and the first time at the Australian Open since 1982.
– Thompson won his first Grand Slam men’s doubles title at the 2024 US Open.
– Borges played college tennis for Mississippi State University and reached the 2019 NCAA singles final.
– Borges made his Davis Cup debut for Portugal in 2021 and has a 6-6 overall win-loss record in the competition.
– Borges is coached by Rui Machado and Hugo Anao.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Thompson will win.
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