Daniil Medvedev sensationally fails against newcomer Tien at the Australian Open

Daniil Medvedev sensationally fails against newcomer Tien at the Australian Open

Daniil Medvedev, last year's finalist at the Australian Open, experienced a second-round exit in a dramatic match against 19-year-old Learner Tien from California. The American, whose world ranking is 121st, won 6:3, 7:6 (4), 6:7 (8), 1:6, 7:6 (10) after almost five hours of play. Medvedev started brightly and quickly took a 3-1 lead, but lost the first set after Tien won five games in a row. How laola1.at reported, the second set was characterized by numerous breaks before Tien was able to win the tie-break.

The exciting contest featured interruptions, including a six-minute rain break just before 2:30 a.m. when Tien served in the deciding fifth set. After this break, Medvedev had the chance to win the match, leading 6-5, but Tien fought back and forced a tie-break that was played to ten points. In this he managed to prevail against Medvedev and successfully use the match point. Loud AP News Tien is the youngest American to advance to the third round of the Australian Open since Pete Sampras in 1990.

The match represented a remarkable performance by the qualified Tien, who had never won a Grand Slam match before in his career. Despite the large experience advantage of Medvedev, a former US Open winner and multiple finalist in Melbourne, Tien showed remarkable nerve and self-confidence. His game was characterized by impressive rallies that saw him dominate the first and second phases of the set. Tien had to face an emotional challenge, while Medvedev was frustrated several times and even handled his equipment. In the end, the 28-year-old Russian, who is playing his first tournament this season, came up short and suffered a bitter defeat.