New surprise in the Australian Open where young people seem to have taken control. Taking the baton from the Brazilian Fonseca, the American Learner Tien, practically unknown to the general public, He beat a Top-10 like Daniil Medvedev in a titanic match lasting more than almost five hours (6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 1-6, 7-6).
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In a match that will go down in the history of the Australian Open, the young Tien wrote a golden page in its history, winning a match that had all the ingredients: surprise, comeback, match point and even super tie-break. As if any ingredient were missing, the rain timidly appeared in the last set, when the tie was maximum to send both opponents to the bench while the ball boys dried the court.
Despite the setbacks and the time, It was almost three in the morning in MelbourneTien did not deviate from his goal, even when Medvedev took a mini break, with two valuable points ahead. As he did when he lost the match point in the third set, he managed to overcome and hold on until he took his victory.