ATP Challenger Tunis: Filip Misolic wins crime thriller against Jordan Thompson
Filip Misolic continued his successful run at the ATP Challenger tournament in Tunis: The Austrian beat top seeded Jordan Thompson 6: 7 (5), 7: 6 (7) and 6: 1 after defending against a match point in round two.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: May 18, 2022, 07:33 pm
Filip Misolic is currently unstoppable: After his triumph in Zagreb, the Styrian is already in the quarter-finals of the Challenger event in Tunis. After the opening success over compatriot Lucas Miedler (6: 2, 3: 6 and 6: 1), the 20-year-old took Jordan Thompson, the top seeded player, out of the tournament in round two.
Against the world number 82. Misolic had to fight for three hours and six minutes before the hard-fought 6: 7 (5), 7: 6 (7) and 6: 1 success was sealed. Thompson served to win in the second set and found a match point in the tie-break, but the Austrian ultimately had the better end. In the quarterfinals Misolic meets the German Nicola Kuhn.