Jordan Thompson's adventures in Wimbledon wonderland keep amazing with the wounded warrior storming into the fourth round for the first time while declaring: "I'm not anywhere near 100 per cent -- but I'm still fighting my ass off every point."
Harbouring a debilitating back injury that made him moan after his two previous courageous five-set wins that even "snails move faster", Thompson looked in sharper nick and reckoned he felt much improved on Friday as he beat Italian Luciano Darderi 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3 in their third-round clash.
It booked the battling 'Tommo' his first last-16 appearance at Wimbledon at the ninth attempt, and only the second fourth-round date of his grand slam career, matching his US Open performance of last year and 2020.
