Learner Tien has become the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open’s third round since Pete Sampras in 1990.
Daniil Medvedev used his racket to smash a camera attached to the net during a tricky opening round win at this year’s Australian Open.
Daniil Medvedev is out of the Australian Open after being bested by American qualifier Learner Tien, who was forced to conduct an awkward post-match interview.
In the Australian Open Round of 64 on Wednesday, we have a matchup featuring No. 5-ranked Daniil Medvedev against No. 121 Learner Tien.In Tien’s most recent competition, he fell to Arthur
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Daniil Medvedev used his racket to smash a tiny camera attached to the net at the Australian Open while he was trailing someone ranked 418th before eventually avoiding a monumental upset and winning 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old American upset fifth-seeded Daniil Medvedev in a five-set Australian Open marathon that lasted nearly five hours.
American teen Learner Tien pulled off the biggest upset so far at the 2025 Australian Open, ousting Russian Daniil Medvedev -- the No. 5 player in the world -- in a 4-hour, 49-minute thriller at Margaret Court Arena.
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Daniil Medvedev could be set to leave the Australian Open with over $200,000 in fines and bills after defying the rules again on Friday morning after his shock loss to Learner Tien. The American qualifier pulled off an extraordinary 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (8-10) 1-6 7-6 (10-7) win over Medvedev in 4 hours and 49 minutes on Margaret Court Arena.
There are six American men and five American women in the third round. Tommy Paul, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula all play Thursday. No. 17 Frances Tiafoe, a two-time U.S. Open semifinalist, was upset by Hungary’s Fábián Marozsán in five sets in the second round.
At 19 years of age, Learner Tien becomes the youngest man to reach the Australian Open fourth round since Rafael Nadal.