Jordan Thompson

The direction is down, and the schedule is most of the reason. Thompson's season sits at 1-1, both matches played at the Australian Open on a wildcard, with nothing on the record since Jan. 21 and the ranking tracking the idleness: No. 113 at the year's start, ATP No. 317 now, 267 spots below where the 32-year-old Australian stood a year ago.

The second-round loss to Nuno Borges carried his best numbers of the season, 12 aces against a single double fault and 47 of 77 net points won, yet he held 68 percent of his service games to the Portuguese's 90 and saved one break point from seven. Career high No. 26 dates to November 2024; 173 ATP points is the remainder.