oh my goodness how good is that touch fromal gets good movement through the air excellent drop shot earlier on in the game that one nowhere near is good Jord I that's just three crazy good Four Hands in a row from oural first of all the return they won a title in Houston they won lost Cabos they won Dallas quick that's big from Jordan Thompson he's going to be the number one tennis fan tennis he knows everyone right he does [Applause] the time this would be to break way well it was a bit of a horror game from the double game THS and Ace number six sees Thompson through the opening to save a bre Point earlier [Applause] [Applause] on game another first game second [Applause] such a great volley from Jordan Thompson that is just brilliant attacking tennis such a high quality return from Jordan Thompson Thompson set up that point going for balls that aren't there seen him constantly go to the drop shot which hasn't worked the struggles behind the second serve just hasn't found any kind of Rhythm yet a set 41 154 down Thompson was in that match's gone for it again but he's made it again the drop shot [Applause] again game second set well the second set belongs to Jordan Thompson Thompson lead by he's going to have to try and do something that he's never done before and that smart going straight down the middle of the Court oh yeah he R to it again and when he grazes the Baseline with the forand [Applause] from well how's the effort I thought this was good [Applause] enough but that was raw athleticism at its very finest what a dig need to get back for the next one okay here we go first bre point of the thirds belongs to mato araldi from the Italian amazing point that he won because that could be a major plot point in the outcome of the set and who knows maybe the match he's able to keep it going long enough just can't believe he's get to it again once again he makes the right shot selection with a down the line and the easier pass to cover is always the cross why because it has to go across your body so if you make a lunge you can cut off the angle oh that is a tsunami side wave of attack that's how big it needs to be with that sort of power you can make a lot of unforced erors that's been what's happening for the most part [Music] baraldi wow what a cur that does from Jordan Thompson so close oh so close the OD power smash that has to be executed that's new H ch right there the drive forly [Music] much better AR leads five G out of Thompson's book here set for another overhead well not off what happened earlier in the game yeah it's wasn't his best volley but Slice on it and of course the court helping him enough to get some two Z and oh that's a good stop he has rifled this back in it's a Stand and Deliver shot that's how good it's got to be to beat Thompson that's just an outrageous from Jord Thomson incredible feel Jordan Thompson back into the sweet 16 at the US Open for the first time since 2020 and his amazing year continues for the AL playing the best tennis of his career and gets the better of the hugely talented young Italian Mato arnaldi next up it could be another Aussie maybe Alex Dior or Dan Evans lies in way but a job well done for JT tonight