Learner Tien and Alex Michelsen are the two youngest players in the top 100 ATP. At Canadian Open 2025, they have the competition in the fourth round of men. Before this match, Michelsen was the name that was more appreciated when suddenly the No. 3 seed Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) in the previous round.
That convincing form continued to be shown by Michelsen before Tien. He played firmly and won 6-3, 6-3 after only 80 minutes.
This is a fairly disappointing match for Tien Tien. He made 42 self -defeated errors, including 2 double serve errors in Game Copy. Michelsen, meanwhile, maintains stability and controls the game from Baseline with powerful Forehand.
With this victory, Michelsen was present in the 15th ATP Tour quarter -finals in her career. He also increased by one step to 33th in the ATP Live rankings, only 3 steps away from the highest position (30th). In the quarterfinals, the American tennis player will face Karen Khachanov (class 11).
Sharing after the match, Michelsen said: “It feels great. We are close friends, still text and send meme to each other as usual. The two have grown together, from the matches that are not impressive until the 1/8 round a Masters tournament. This is really special.
Learner targets my Forehand, and I do the same thing. Today's yard is very fast, there are many bugs and net. But I hit Forehand extremely good today, and I know that if I can't do it, I will be in trouble. ”
