Rising American stars Learner Tien and Nishesh Basavareddy are set to play the Delray Beach Open qualifying event as part of Opening Weekend February 7-9 at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center. The tournament announced that four players will advance from the qualifying draw to the ATP 250 main draw event that takes place February 10-16th.
Tien and Basavareddy, both 19-year-olds, electrified fans at the season’s first Grand Slam. The left-handed Tien won three qualifying matches to reach the main draw, then won three more matches, including a win over No. 5 Daniil Medvedev in a fifth-set tiebreak, to become the youngest man to reach the Australian Open fourth round since Rafael Nadal in 2005. Basavareddy earned a wild card into his first Grand Slam main draw, then won his first Grand Slam set against 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic before falling in four sets.
Tien, who finished third at the 2021 USTA National Clay Court Boys’ 18 Championships in Delray Beach, will climb approximately 40 spots to crack the world’s Top 100 for the first time next week at a projected No. 80. Basavareddy is on the doorstep currently at a career-high No. 107. They will be trying to join fellow Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in the Delray Beach Open main draw. Fritz, world-ranked No. 4, is the two-time defending champion, and last year’s runner-up Paul will make his debut in the world’s Top 10 rankings next week after reaching the Australian Open quarterfinals.
Other players well-known to Delray Beach tennis fans who will compete in the DBO qualifying rounds include 2023 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Christopher Eubanks and two-time Delray Beach Open semifinalist Mackenzie McDonald. The 2025 Delray Beach Open qualifying field includes three ATP Tour title winners, five previous Delray Beach Open main draw players, four players who won matches at the 2025 Australian Open, one NCAA singles champion, seven Americans, and five players age 25 or younger.
The excitement is building as fans eagerly await the performances of these talented young players in the upcoming Delray Beach Open qualifying event.
Learner Tien in 2025
Now ranked no.80 (career-high), Tien played his last match on the 20th of January when he surrendered to world no.35 Lorenzo Sonego 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the 4th round of the Australian Open (draw).
Currently, during this year the American achieved a composed 6-2 record.
Nishesh Basavareddy in 2025
LLWWLWWLLL Currently ranked no.107 (career-high), Basavareddy played his last match on the 13th of January when he lost to world no.6 Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round of the Australian Open (draw).
Presently, during this year the American owns a 7-3 record. Nishesh Basavareddy’s most significant result of this year was reaching the semifinal in Auckland.
He is also scheduled to play in Delray Beach (Delray Beach Open) on the 10th of February and () on the 29th of December.
Learner Tien and Nishesh Basavareddy squared off just on 2 occasions. Their head to head is 2-0 for Tien. The last time they squared off, Learner Tien won 6-2 6-4 in the semifinal in Knoxville Challenger (Knoxville Challenger) in November 2024.
