Executioner of Daniil Medvedev, Learner Tienresulting from the qualifications, reveals itself in this Australian Open 2025. And in what way! Promising, the 19-year-old American proved that he could already compete with the best and shone again by taming this Saturday Corentin Moutet 7-6(10), 6-3, 6-3. The young talent took advantage of the physical difficulties of the Frenchman, victim of discomfort before his match, to advance to the second week. Learner Tien is the youngest eighth finalist to Melbourne Since… Rafael Nadal in 2005 !
Video – Learner Tien, 19, in the 8th of the Australian Open
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Learner Tien on Corentin Moutet’s cramps: “I wasn’t sure what was going on with him”
Learner Tien explained his vision of the match with freshness and his interactions with Moutet. “When we met at the net at the start of the third set, he told me ‘there’s still one set left’“, said with a smile Tien. “I didn’t really see what was happening… I just saw him on the ground, I don’t know if he was injured or cramping. He told the physio that he kept going and then he told me, ‘I’m going to keep fighting for you.’ I wasn’t sure what was going on with him, honestly, because at times it seemed like he wasn’t. able to move or use their legs at other times. he was running and struggling.”
“It’s crazy to be in the second week coming from qualifying”
He then spoke about his performance. “It’s crazy to be in the second week coming from qualifying. This exceeded my expectations, which is what I was hoping for when arriving this week. I lost a set and a break in the first round and here I am in the second week. We go into every game believing we can win, but to be in the second week, it’s incredible.” Tien will have a great shot to play against Lorenzo Sonego for a place in the quarters.
