Jordan Thompson wins Australian Open wildcard after five-set ordeal

By Linda Pearce
Updated January 2 2015 - 10:09am, first published December 21 2014 - 6:33pm
See you in Melbourne: Jordan Thompson will play the 2015 Australian Open. Photo: Pat Scala
See you in Melbourne: Jordan Thompson will play the 2015 Australian Open. Photo: Pat Scala
See you in Melbourne: Jordan Thompson will play the 2015 Australian Open. Photo: Pat Scala
See you in Melbourne: Jordan Thompson will play the 2015 Australian Open. Photo: Pat Scala
See you in Melbourne: Jordan Thompson will play the 2015 Australian Open. Photo: Pat Scala
See you in Melbourne: Jordan Thompson will play the 2015 Australian Open. Photo: Pat Scala
See you in Melbourne: Jordan Thompson will play the 2015 Australian Open. Photo: Pat Scala
See you in Melbourne: Jordan Thompson will play the 2015 Australian Open. Photo: Pat Scala

A golf cart collected Jordan Thompson from courtside after his epic Australian Open wildcard win, and delivered the debilitated champion to an ice bath after the toughest physical challenge the 20-year-old had endured. He needed the lift. Walking was not an option.