From finalist at last year’s ATP Next Gen Finals to defeating former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open, Learner Tien is riding a wave of momentum, and tennis fans aren’t the only one taking notice.
“It seems like he burst on the pro tour pretty fast, but he has done a lot of hard work at the lower levels to get the confidence to rise,” said Tennis Channel analyst Lindsay Davenport.
On a media call ahead of next week’s BNP Paribas Open, Davenport noted how Tien’s journey to the Top 100 was a thoughtful one.
“Learner took advantage of a lot of the summer circuit in California, all these 15Ks, 25Ks that are played,” she said. “He stayed close to home for a long time. He’s just slowly built his confidence kind of at every level. He’s been successful at every level he’s played at.”
