{"id":472487,"date":"2025-10-04T01:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T01:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/472487\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T01:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T01:39:18","slug":"learner-tien-has-achieved-something-this-season-which-only-carlos-alcaraz-and-jannik-sinner-can-now-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/472487\/","title":{"rendered":"Learner Tien has achieved something this season which only Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner can now beat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Learner Tien reached his first tour-level semifinal at the China Open after his opponent, Lorenzo Musetti, was forced to retire due to injury. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tien had fought back against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/lorenzo-musetti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musetti<\/a> to bring the quarterfinal match to a decisive third set before the Italian withdrew from the contest at 3-0 in the third, becoming the latest addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/the-china-open-suffers-disastrous-day-midway-through-the-tournament-as-fans-seriously-lose-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the long injury list in Beijing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With the result, the 19-year-old will become the number one-ranked teenager on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATP<\/a> Tour, surpassing his Next Gen ATP Finals conqueror, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/joao-fonseca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joao Fonseca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He has also now achieved an impressive feat that only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> can beat.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238055719-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Learner Tien and Lorenzo Musetti meet at the net at the China Open.\" \/>Photo by China Open Official 2025\/VCG via Getty ImagesLearner Tien trails only Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in feat <\/p>\n<p>Tien has now beaten five top ten players in 2025, tallying a strike rate of 5-2 against the world\u2019s very best. <\/p>\n<p>The young American has earned victories over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/daniil-medvedev\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniil Medvedev<\/a>, Alexander Zverev, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/ben-shelton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Shelton<\/a>, Andrey Rublev and now Lorenzo Musetti this season. <\/p>\n<p>Only the top two-ranked players on the planet, Sinner and Alcaraz, have amassed more top ten wins than Tien. <\/p>\n<p>He is also now just the second player ever to reach the semifinals in Beijing before turning 20, following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/rafael-nadal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rafael Nadal<\/a>, who did so in 2005. <\/p>\n<p>Learner Tien\u2019s semifinal opponent at the China Open<\/p>\n<p>Tien\u2019s semifinal opponent comes in the form of Medvedev, against whom he holds a winning record after their first and only tour-level meeting at the Australian Open earlier this year. <\/p>\n<p>After coming through qualifying in Melbourne, he beat Camilo Ugo Carabelli in the first round to set up a clash with the Russian in round two. <\/p>\n<p>Their bout went to a fifth and final set, which Tien ultimately clinched in a tiebreak before going on to reach the fourth round in his debut campaign at the Australian Open. <\/p>\n<p>The two will now face off for a place in the final of the China Open, with the winner set to go toe-to-toe with either Sinner or Alex de Minaur for the title. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Learner Tien reached his first tour-level semifinal at the China Open after his opponent, Lorenzo Musetti, was 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