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$343,000 payday as Thompson cruises into US Open fourth round – Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Jordan Thompson has reached the last 16 of a grand slam for the first time in his career, beating Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin.
World No.63 Thompson picked up a cheque for $343,000 for reaching the last 16 of the US Open after he powered past Kukushkin in emphatic style, 7-5, 6-4, 6-1. It is the largest single cheque he has collected in his career thus far, making up more than 10 per cent of his previous career earnings.
The 2020 tournament in New York is already the best performance by Thompson in his 20 grand slam appearances. His best previous result was reaching the third round at the 2019 French Open, but an impres…
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