Game day
The outsider defeated the tennis star at the Australian Open
January 16, 2025, 5:22 pm
Last year’s finalist Daniil Medvedev he has Australian Open after the night shift already in the 2nd round he failed. Fifth in the world rankings lost the worthy Disciple Tien in the USA nafter 4:48 hours of playing it’s 3:6, 6:7 (4:7), 7:6 (10:8), 6:1, 6:7 (7:10). The foreigner, number 121 in the world, turned the decisive point just before 3 o’clock local time in Melbourne.
For the Russians, the defeat of Tien first exit at a Grand Slam since losing at the 2018 French Open. Medvedev was he already needed five sets in the first round against 418 in the world ranking, Thai Kasidit Samrej. In 2024 he defeated German prospect Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals after being 0-2 behind, but lost the final in five sets to Italian Jannik Sinner. For the critic Tien, it was the biggest success of his career. In the next round, the 19-year-old will face Frenchman Corentin Moutet.