Last week, Learner Tien had just disappointed at Halle Open. Accordingly, the Vietnamese -original player lost to Nicolas Jarry and could not overcome the qualifying round. However, he returned strongly in the Mallorca Open – ATP 250 in Spain.
In the opening match, Tien defeated the 17 -year -old opponent Justin Engel. This result brought him in the second round and had to encounter the No. 1 seed Ben Shelton – currently ranked 10 ATP. The earthquake happened when the new money was the winner.
Entering Set 1, Tien entered the game not good when losing the first serve and being led 0-3. However, the Vietnamese -original player has rising strongly in the second half of the set. He won 2 breaks in games 5 and 9, thereby closing set 1 with a 6-4 victory.
Sang 2, Shelton is still a better starter. He continued to break early and sometimes took the lead 4-1. However, once again, the No. 1 seed did not keep the advantage.
Accordingly, Tien reclaimed the successful break in game 7 to bring set 2 to the starting line. The two players then had to solve the winning and losing on the tie-break series. In the end, the Vietnamese-original player won 7-2 and stubbornly entered the quarterfinals.
Notably, this is the third time Tien has defeated an opponent in the top 10 ATP. In the quarterfinals, he will face Corentin Moutet, who had previously surpassed Daniel Altmaier with a score of 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3). Last week, the French tennis player also created the earthquake when defeating Taylor Fritz at HSBC Championships.
Sharing after the match, Tien said: “I think today I pay very well. The weather with wind makes the serve difficult, especially when I feel my ball is affected much.
In other matches in the second round, the third seed Alex Michelsen surpassed his compatriot Brandon Holt with a score of 6-4, 6-4. Meanwhile, Seventh seed Roberto Bautista Agut easily eliminates Bernard Tomic with a score of 6-3, 6-3.
