Learner Tien

ANALYSIS
Tien claimed a tight opening set tiebreak over his No. 46-ranked opponent and then found his way through sets two and three more comfortably to reach the second week in Melbourne for the second year in a row. The 20-year-old American finished with eight aces and 32 winners to go along with 32 unforced errors across two hours and four minutes on court. Tien will play either Fabian Marozsan (1-0 H2H) or No. 11 seed Daniil Medvedev (2-1 H2H) in the fourth round.