Learner Tien achieved an unprecedented feat in the past 20 years following his stunning victory over Daniil Medvedev in the second round of the Australian Open.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Daniil Medvedev used his racket to smash a tiny camera attached to the net at the Australian Open while he was trailing someone ranked 418th before eventually avoiding a monumental upset and winning 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday.
Learner Tien, a 19-year-old qualifier from California, became the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open's third round since Pete Sampras in 1990, upsetting a racket-tossing Daniil Medvedev 6-3,
Learner Tien beats Daniil Medvedev, is youngest American man in Australian Open’s 3rd round since Pete Sampras in 1990
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Learner Tien beats Daniil Medvedev, is youngest American man in Australian Open’s 3rd round since Pete Sampras in 1990.
A teenager, Learnen Tien, came to Melbourne with a 0-3 score at Majors. The 19-year-old American qualified for the Australian Open main draw and scored two five-setter wins. Learnen faced world no. 5 and last year's finalist Daniil Medvedev in the second round.
At the age of 19, Learner Tien defeated Daniil Medvedev in a five-set thriller that finished just before 3 a.m. in Melbourne.