Learner Tien emerged as a phenomenon at Australian Open earlier this year when he defeated the reigning runner -up Daniil Medvedev and reached the fourth round of men. Next, the Vietnamese -original player continued to create seismic in Qatar Open, with the victory over No. 2 in the world Alexander Zverev. He is expected to become a top player in the future.
However, the form of Tien recently is alarming. In the last 2 Masters 1000 tournaments, the 19 -year -old star had to stop right in the first round. He lost to Mariano Navone and Joao Fonseca.
This week, Tien returned to the United States to attend Houston Open – the tournament of the ATP 250 category on the ground. According to the draw results, he had the face of the compatriot Alex Michelsen in the first round. Once again, Tien was disappointed.
Entering Set 1, Michelsen entered the game well and won the break early right in the game 3. In the rest of the set, Learner Tien could not win any chance to reclaim the break. He even struggled to save 2 break-point in game 7 before accepting to lose 4-6.
Sang 2, Michelsen still showed over the opponent. In the first 5 games, American players won 3 breaks and only lost 1 serve game. Finally, Tien accepted the racket with a defeat of 2-6.
This has been the fourth consecutive defeat of Learner Tien, since the Mexican Open quarterfinals. In the immediate future, he will still stay in Houston to attend the men's doubles.
