Jordan Thompson vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Preview & Prediction | 2025 Italian Open | First Round

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Jordan Thompson faces Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first-round, with the winner to face Brandon Nakashima

Ranking points: ATP 1000

Start date/time: Wednesday 7th May, 2025: UK – not before TBC / US ET – not before TBC / US PT – not before TBC

Venue: Foro Italico, Rome, Italy

Surface: Outdoor clay

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

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Jordan Thompson vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard prediction

Jordan Thompson has struggled with injuries this season and was unable to compete at the Madrid Open due to an adductor injury on his right leg. This was also the reason why he withdrew from his first-round match with Roberto Carballes Baena on the eve of the Barcelona Open a week earlier.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard is his opponent in the first-round here. The big-serving Frenchman has really struggled on clay so far this campaign, with three early exits in Monte-Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid. In fact, he is currently on a four-match losing streak and didn’t win a set in any of those encounters.

Thompson clearly has the upper hand in the head-to-head as he leads 4-0. Two of those encounters took place less than two months ago, as the Australian comfortably defeated Mpetshi Perricard in Miami and Monte-Carlo.

If Thompson’s fitness concerns are truly behind them, then he should be able to win and advance to the second-round.

Jordan Thompson vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard tip: Jordan Thompson to win