After the No. 5 seed Androy Rubleev Learner Tien entered the 3rd round of Washington Open 2025 with a lot of expectations. However, the Vietnamese -original player could not continue to surprise. This morning, he had just lost to the seed No. 12 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina quickly after 2 sets.
Right from the first games, Davidovich Fokina clearly showed his intention when pressing money constantly moving across the yard. With a fast pace, many uncomfortable slice and deep serve, Spaniards won 2 breaks easily in games 1 and 5. He closed the first set with a score of 6-2 after 31 minutes.
Set two opened in the hope that Tien could adjust the tactics, but the initiative still belonged to Davidovich. The Spanish player continues to press with a series of durable and diverse balls in the implementation. He has a break right in the third game after a passing shot that handed up the forte – the ball made the audience only exclaimed in admiration.
In the rest of the set, Tien could not make a surprise. The 19-year-older lost another break and accepted the racket with defeat 2-6, 2-6.
With this convincing victory, Davidovich Fokina continued the impressive journey in Washington. He will confront No. 4 Ben Shelton seed in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Tien must say goodbye to the tournament in the third round.
