Learner Tien will break the highest 100 of the ATP Rankings after beautiful former world No 1 and three-time Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev in Melbourne.
Within the upset of the event, the 19-year-old recovered from shedding a two-set result in beat the fifth seed 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 1-6, 7-6(7) to achieve the third spherical of a Grand Slam for the primary time.
Tien initially held a match level within the third-set tiebreak to seal what would have been a straight-sets win, just for Medvedev to reserve it on serve – after which drive a fourth set.
The Russian ran away with the fourth set and it seemed like he had lastly damaged Tien’s resistance within the eleventh sport of the decider, breaking to serve for the match.
Nonetheless, Tien broke straight again – and gained the deciding 10-point tiebreak near 3am native time.
“I imply, I used to be positively hoping it wasn’t going to go to a fifth-set breaker,” joked Tien in his post-match interview. “Both approach, I’m simply actually pleased to get a win.
“I do know I made it quite a bit tougher than perhaps it may have been, however no matter.
“Shedding the third [set] was powerful after taking part in for that lengthy – I had a match level. I didn’t actually get contact the ball I don’t suppose, I feel it was an ace.
“That was a little bit disappointing, to see a fourth [set] after combating from a break down within the third. Actually, within the fourth set, I simply needed to pee so dangerous – so I used to be simply making an attempt to complete it up pretty fast!
“I additionally wished to start out the fifth set serving, so I dropped out that sport at 0-5 and all of it labored out.”
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Tien began the Australian Open qualifying occasion because the world No 121, seven spots off his career-high of world No 114.
Nonetheless, having gained three qualifying matches after which beating Camilo Ugo Caraballi in spherical one, the US star is now set to crack the highest 100 following this win over the previous US Open winner.
The 19-year-old is provisionally as much as 96th on the ATP Reside Rankings, holding 607 factors as issues stand.
He’s the third teenager to beat a top-10 participant this event, with 18-year-old Joao Fonseca beating world No 9 Andrey Rublev, and 19-year-old Jakub Mensik having defeated world No 6 Casper Ruud.
These wins, coupled with 20-year-old Alex Michelsen’s win over eleventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, may characterize a big incoming shift throughout the ATP Tour over the subsequent 12 months.
Medvedev’s loss additionally ensures that there might be an unseeded quarter-finalist within the males’s singles draw.
Qualifier Tien subsequent faces Corentin Moutet, with the winner of that then taking over Lorenzo Sonego or Fabian Marozsan within the spherical of 16.
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