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Learner Tien: First-Time Winner Highlight

19-year-old is first American teenager to win an ATP Tour title since Andy Roddick, 19, in 2002

November 08, 2025

#NextGenATP star Learner Tien turned the ninth first-time winner on the ATP Tour this season along with his breakthrough victory on Saturday on the Moselle Open.

The 19-year-old defeated Cameron Norrie within the ultimate and made his High-30 debut within the PIF ATP Rankings. With the triumph, Tien additionally turned the primary American teenager to win a tour-level title since Andy Roddick, 19, in 2002.

The indoor hard-court ATP 250 crown is the most recent spotlight in what has already been a powerful season for the lefty. After ending runner-up final yr on the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF, he has earned 5 wins over High 10 gamers this season and reached his maiden tour-level ultimate on the ATP 500 in Beijing, the place he misplaced to Jannik Sinner.

ATPTour.com caught up with Tien to debate his title run, his journey and extra…

What does it imply to win your first ATP tour title?
It’s actually particular to me. It was an enormous objective I had coming into the season. It was the final week of the yr. I actually wished to make it occur. So, it means so much.

Who’ve been essentially the most influential individuals in serving to you attain this second in your profession?
I’ve not had a number of coaches, however I have been lucky sufficient to have the coaches I’ve had my complete life. I feel everybody’s performed their function in me, as an individual, in my recreation. I am very grateful for everybody that is helped me. Clearly, my dad and mom. My dad is my first coach. I talked to him proper after the match. Lots of people to thank and lots of people I am very grateful for.

You are set to crack the High 30 for the primary time at simply 19 years previous. What does that accomplishment imply to you?
That is nice, really. I wasn’t certain what my actual rating could be after this week. Nevertheless it was a bonus, truthfully, for me to be seeded in Australia. It is one thing that I used to be actually not making an attempt to remember throughout matches and type of add additional stress on myself. So, that is nice.

What classes did you are taking away out of your first ATP Tour ultimate final month in opposition to Jannik Sinner?
I feel it truthfully helped with the nerves a bit of bit. I clearly felt some nerves immediately taking part in for my first title, however I feel simply being in that setting at that stage of the match, I feel it helped me so much with simply pre-match jitters and stuff like that.

Along with your mother being a instructor and your dad a lawyer, what would you could have been had you not discovered tennis and why?
I might most likely be a loser. I by no means actually took an excessive amount of else. So, I suppose I am fortunate.

What has it been prefer to have former World No. 2 Michael Chang come on to your group this yr?
It has been nice. It has been very particular to have him on my group. He is helped me so much. The perception he brings, the expertise he has. I really feel like we have clicked fairly nicely and we have been capable of work collectively nice.

What’s the one lesson or story that stands out on your time with him thus far?
Does immediately depend? [I would say] immediately. Right now is the perfect day of the yr.

You initially went to varsity for a semester earlier than turning professional. How has the journey since then been completely different from what you anticipated if you made that call?
I would not say I had an entire lot of expectations of what would occur after I left faculty. I simply wished to be completed with faculty, truthfully. So I simply felt like I used to be able to go on the market and simply totally dedicate myself to taking part in tennis. I had a number of first experiences this yr, however I would not say something tremendous surprising simply because I did not have a ton of expectations of what was going to occur.

It is a milestone second in your profession, how will you have a good time this victory?
I do not know. I don’t know. I am nonetheless taking it in, truthfully. I nonetheless cannot actually consider it. I have not really eaten dinner anyplace outdoors my resort room [here in Metz] this complete week. Lunch or dinner. I’ve ordered meals to my room, the very same meal for each single meal this week in my room, so I will most likely do one thing completely different tonight.