The 19-year-old American, Leraner Tien, who defeated Medvedev in the second round, confirmed against the beaten Frenchman (7-6, 6-3, 6-3).
Ugo Humbert and the stainless Monfils will be there for the round of 16 in Melbourne. Not Corentin Moutet. After having his chance in the first set during a marathon tie-break, finally won 12-10 by Learner Tien, the Frenchman lost the thread in the second act. And his body gave up on him in the second set. After a slip at the end of the race, he remained on the ground for a few minutes before being treated at the end of the second set.
At the start of the 3rd set while serving, he fell to the ground again, visibly hit in the hip. While immediate retirement was considered for a moment, the 8th finalist at the last Roland-Garros finally finished the match, clearly diminished. Learner Tien, 19, the youngest American to reach the round of 16 of the Australian Open since Pete Sampras, will have a card to play against Marozsan or Sonego. Moutet will not match his best Grand Slam performance, achieved at Roland-Garros (2024) and the US Open (2022).
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