Thompson battles into Alice Springs final
Young Aussie Jordan Thompson will take on Yuichi Ito in the final of the Alice Springs Tennis International Pro Tour event.
Alice Springs, Australia, 29 September 2013 | Mark Pead
Young Aussie Jordan Thompson will take on Yuichi Ito in the final of the Alice Springs Tennis International Pro Tour event.
Friday was a day of tantalising semifinal action where both matches extended to three sets, and first up it was No.5 seed Thompson, who recovered from a set down against fourth-seeded Luke Saville to progress to the title match.
Thompson, 19, won 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4) to progress to his second ITF Futures final after winning earlier this year on clay in Austria.
In the second semifinal, an all-Japanese affair saw eighth seed Yuichi Ito come back from a set and match point down against Yusuke Watanuki to claim the other finals berth with a 4-6 7-5 6-3 win.
The final between Thompson and Ito will be staged on Sunday.