Aurélien Canot, Media365, published on Monday January 20, 2025 at 9:44 a.m.
Learner Tien, the surprising 19-year-old American player who reached the round of 16 after his exploit against Daniil Medvedev in particular, saw his lovely fairy tale end against Lorenzo Sonego this Monday. The Italian won in four sets (6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1) against the young Californian who had never tasted Grand Slam victory before the tournament.
It was the great story of this Australian Open. It's finished. Learner Tien will not go further than the round of 16. A feat however for the young 19-year-old American, unknown to the general public, who had never won a single match in a Grand Slam tournament before bursting onto the scene at the start of the year in Melbourne for his very first participation at the tournament. After qualifying, the Californian dreamed of seeing his fairy tale continue beyond the round of 16 which awaited him this Monday against Lorenzo Sonego. The Italian decided otherwise this Monday. Faller of the Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka from the start before stopping the Brazilian nugget Joao Fonseca, another revelation of the first week with this feat against Andrey Rublev, then the Hungarian Maroszan, the 55th in the ranking, shattered another dream. Winner in four sets of Tien (6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1), Sonego continues his journey.
Tien will join the Top 100
The American of Vietnamese origin, for his part, has left to return to the training grounds and dream of creating a sensation again, very quickly in other tournaments. His superb performance in Australia, marked in particular by his victory in the 2nd round against Daniil Medvedev, will indeed allow the man who occupied 121st place before setting down in Melbourne for the first time in his career to climb to 80th place in the world. and integrate the Top 100. Which will prevent Corentin Moutet's winner in the 3rd round from having to go through the qualifications box during the next Grand Slam tournaments. As for Sonego, aged 29, he finds himself for the first time in his career in the quarter-finals of a Major, while Italy will have two representatives at this stage of the event in Melbourne for the first time times since 2022. At the time, it was not Sonego but Matteo Berrettini who accompanied Sinner.
