Learner Tien continued his strong form at the Moselle Open, defeating French wild card Ugo Blanchet 6-3, 6-3 to reach the second round. The 19-year-old American, who will compete in next month’s Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF, has logged 28 tour-level wins this year, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
Last month, Tien reached the final in Beijing and progressed to the fourth round at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai. He is set to face lucky loser Moez Echargui next.
Former Metz champion Lorenzo Sonego also moved forward, overcoming British qualifier Jan Choinski 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Sonego served 11 aces during his first Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting and will meet fourth seed Flavio Cobolli in the second round.
Sonego’s best result this season was reaching the quarter-finals at the Australian Open.
French qualifier Clement Tabur claimed his first tour-level victory by defeating Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3, 6-2.
The seventh seed, currently ranked No. 27 in the PIF ATP Rankings, recently saw significant movement in his standings.
Last week in Paris, Norrie defeated Carlos Alcaraz and will next face Arthur Cazaux in Metz’s second round.
Matteo Berrettini advanced as well, winning 6-2, 6-4 over Quentin Halys. His next opponent will be either Frenchman Corentin Moutet or Aleksandar Vukic.
#NextGenATP American Learner Tien continued his impressive season on Monday at the Moselle Open, where he overcame French wild card Ugo Blanchet 6-3, 6-3 to reach the second round.
Sonego struck 11 aces in his first Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting and will play fourth seed Flavio Cobolli in the second round.
Summary: Learner Tien and Lorenzo Sonego made solid progress at the Moselle Open, highlighting their promising form this season and setting up challenging second-round matches.