At the end of the pitch season, Learner Tien returned to his hometown to attend hard yard tournaments for the US Open. This week, Vietnamese -original player attended Washington Open – the tournament in the ATP 500 category.
In the opening match, Tien had a encounter with compatriot Emilio Nava. Before the opponent was ranked outside the top 100 in the world and received a special capacity, the 19-year-old player won 6-1, 6-4. In the second round, his opponent is the No. 5 seed Androy Rubleev – experienced player on the tour.
Enter set 1, Tien entered the proactive and win the break right in the first game. Rubleev then caught up and reclaimed the serve game to equalize 2-2. However, in game 11 hinges, the No. 5 seed to lose break, thereby accepting losing 5-7.
At Set 2, Rubleev lost the game completely in the hands of Tien. The American star won 2 breaks easily in games 1 and 7.
This is Tien's fourth victory over a top 10 ATP player this year. He has defeated Daniil Medvedev in Australia, Ben Shelton on the pitch in Mallorca and Alexander Zverev Acapulco, Mexico. At that time, Zverev was holding the No. 2 position in the world.
Currently, Tien is embankment with another prominent young star, Jo Mo Fonseca on the rankings this week. To do that, he needed a capacity to the Washington Open final. Tien's opponent in round 16 was the winner in the match between Spanish tennis players Alejandro Fokina and Jaume Munar.
