Learner Tien ousts Monfils in the 2nd round to set up a battle vs Mensik. HIGHLIGHTS – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

Learner Tien defeats Gael Monfils 6-3 6-4 6-3 in the 2^nd round in New York on Thursday. Tien will face Jakub Mensik in the 3^rd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 1^st round in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Here you can see his history at this event.

New York

Tien's Record

The American added to his prize money $ 100,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 290,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Learner will add $ 190,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 480,000 in total.

Highlights Learner Tien vs. Gael Monfils U.S. Open – New York

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Tien

Monfils

6-3 6-4 6-3
2h:17

111

111

Total points

88

88

48

48

Winners

38

38

43%

43%

Ratio Winners

43%

43%

21

21

Unforced

54

54

28%

28%

Ratio Unforced

72%

72%

16/19

16/19

Net Approaches

16/28

16/28

84%

84%

Perc

57%

57%

-- Serve --

3

3

Aces

8

8

4

4

Double Faults

8

8

63%

63%

1st in

49%

49%

80%

80%

1st won

76%

76%

48/60

48/60

1st won

38/50

38/50

50%

50%

2nd won

38%

38%

18/36

18/36

2nd won

20/53

20/53

196

196

Fastest serve

212

212

172

172

AVG 1^st Serve

181

181

138

138

AVG 2^nd Serve

154

154

-- Break Points --

4/13

4/13

Total

0/8

0/8

31%

31%

Won

0%

0%

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At the end of the match, Tien scored 111 points vs. Monfils’s 88.

Tien

The American served very well to win 80% of the points (48/60) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (18/36) on his second serve. The American won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points since he converted only 31% (4/13) of the procured opportunities.

Monfils

On the other side, Gael wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/8). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Tien and Monfils is 2-0 for Learner.

Draw and next match H2H: Learner Tien vs. Jakub Mensik – stats

Tien will take on Mensik in the 3^rd round.

This will be the 2^nd time that Learner Tien and Jakub Mensik fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Tien (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

Live score progression and stats

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the American clinched in the 6^th game (4-2) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-3).

The American converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2^nd (1-0 40-A) and the 6^th game (3-2 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Gael was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5^th (2-2 30-40) and the 9^th game (3-5 40-A).

They contested 68 points. Tien won 10 more points than Monfils (39-29). The American lost 10 points on serve (24-10). On the losing side, the French player conceded 15 points on serve (19-15).

Similarly to the 1^st set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the American clinched in the 7^th game (4-3) before eventually winning the set (6-4).

Learner converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6^th game (3-3 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Monfils was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4^th (2-1 40-A) and the 8^th game (3-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 64 points. Tien conquered the set after winning 6 points more than the French player (35-29). Tien conceded 11 points on serve (23-11). In addition, on the other side, the French player conceded 12 points on serve (18-12).

The American won the set after he broke Gael in the 7^th (4-3) and in the 9^th (6-3) game.

Monfils was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-3 to 6-3.

Learner converted 25% of his break points (2/8). He had 8 break points opportunities in the 2^nd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 7^th (3-3 15-40) and the 9^th game (5-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Gael was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4^th (2-1 30-40) and the 8^th game (3-4 30-40).

They played 67 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 7 points more than Gael (37-30). Learner lost 9 points on serve (19-9). On the losing side, Monfils conceded 18 points on serve (21-18).

Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open

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• Alexander BlockxBlockx – Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti (6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1)
• Learner TienTien – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-3 6-4 6-3)
• Jakub MensikMensik – Jurij RodionovRodionov (6-3 3-6 6-2 6-3)
• Michael ZhengZheng – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (6-3 2-6 6-2 6-3)
• Luciano DarderiDarderi – Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina (6-3 6-7⁵ 6-4 6-4)
• Dane SweenySweeny – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2)
• Taylor FritzFritz – Mattia BellucciBellucci (6-0 6-1 6-1)
• Arthur GeaGea – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (5-7 6-3 6-2 6-2)
• Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (2-6 7-6⁴ 7-6³ 6-2)
• Flavio CobolliCobolli – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5)
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (5-7 7-5 4-6 6-2 6-3)
• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (6-4 7-5 6-2)
• Zizou BergsBergs – Jesper De JongDe Jong (7-5 1-6 6-2 7-6²)
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (6-7⁵ 6-3 6-2 6-2)
• Benjamin BonziBonzi – Ignacio BuseBuse (6-2 7-6⁴ 6-0)
• Tommy PaulPaul – Dino PrizmicPrizmic (6-2 6-3 5-7 6-4)
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Toby SamuelSamuel (6-4 6-2 6-4)
• Valentin VacherotVacherot – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (6-4 4-6 7-6³ 6-2)
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Jacob FearnleyFearnley (6-3 6-3 3-6 6-3)
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (7-6⁴ 6-2 7-5)
• Ben SheltonShelton – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-3 5-7 7-6³ 7-5)
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Lloyd HarrisHarris (6-7¹ 6-3 7-6⁴ 6-4)
• Mariano NavoneNavone – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (3-6 6-3 6-4 7-6⁴)
• Yibing WuWu – James DuckworthDuckworth (7-5 6-3 6-1)
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Luca Van AsscheVan Assche (6-0 6-4 7-6⁷)
• Alexander BublikBublik – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-3 6-1 6-1)
• Daniel Merida AguilarMerida Aguilar – Andrey RublevRublev (6-7³ 6-2 6-4 6-4)
• Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (6-3 6-4 6-4)
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Sebastian GorznyGorzny (6-1 6-3 7-5)
• Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Jaime FariaFaria (4-6 6-0 6-3 6-2)
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Rei SakamotoSakamoto (6-3 7-6² 7-5)

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