Australian players world number 43 Max Purcell and 56th-ranked Jordan Thompson face off in the first round of the 2023 Chengdu Open on Thursday, September 21. Get the predictions and odds of this Max Purcell v Jordan Thompson match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Max Purcell v Jordan Thompson Head to Head
There have two ATP matches at the highest level and three other Challenger-level encounters between these two players and Thompson leads 3-2. Their most recent meeting came at the French Open played earlier this year and it was Purcell who had won that.
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This has been Purcell’s best season of his career and yet, he enters this tournament on the back of three successive defeats. After having made the quarterfinals of the Winston-Salem Open, Purcell was knocked out by Jiri Lehecka in that one before suffering back to back reverses at the US Open and Davis Cup.
That shouldn’t do too much to take his performances over the rest of the season away though.
Purcell had kick-started his time in 2023 with three Challenger tournament wins that allowed him to become a regular on the circuit at the highest level.
And while he went on a bit of a losing spree on the clay and grass court swings, his return to hardcourt competitions was a solid one. Purcell made the second round of the Canadian Masters after starting out as a qualifier and then entered back to back quarterfinals in Cincinnati and Winston-Salem.
The question now is whether he can shrug off these recent results and carve out a place in the second round for himself? He is 8/11 (with bet365) to win this.
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Thompson Returns from US Open Injury
An injury after just one set into the 2023 US Open had forced Thompson to pull out of his first round match against Botic van de Zandschulp. Since then, Thompson has been out of action and returns to competitive tennis in only this tournament in Chengdu.
Thompson has had a decent season otherwise though.
Other than losing all his three clay court matches in 2023, he has an overall win-loss record of 37-20, which includes a few victories on the Challenger circuit as well.
This includes a quarterfinal appearance on the hardcourts of Washington and a second round showing in Cincinnati, having gotten there as a qualifier. Can he overcome the odds of 1/1 (at bet365) on offer to overcome his fellow Aussie here?
Purcell v Thompson Prediction and Tip
Given that Thompson has been out of action for a while now, it could take him some time to get back to his winning ways and till such time we expect Purcell to start off a favourite for us too.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Purcell to win: 8/11 (with bet365)
The 2023 Chengdu Open will be played from September 18 to 24. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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