Learner Tien and Valentin Royer will clash against each other in the quarter of the Hangzhou Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Learner Tien who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Learner Tien is the pick to win this match.
Learner Tien -> 1.68
Valentin Royer -> 2.19

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Prediction and head to head Learner Tien vs. Valentin Royer

There is no head to head record between Learner Tien and Valentin Royer since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Learner Tien

Ranked no. 54, Learner reached the quarter after defeating Mariano Navone 5-7 6-3 6-4 and Giulio Zeppieri 6-4 6-3.

In the 2^nd round, Tien had a good straight sets win against Zeppieri (6-4 6-3). During the match, Tien scored 66 points vs Zeppieri’s 44. Tien was quite aggressive to blast 31 winners.

Regarding the service games, Tien fired 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Learner Tien was quite effective on serve to win 86% (31/36) of his 1st serve and 65% (11/17) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American broke Zeppieri twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The American has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 55% of the points he played.

Tien has a fantastic record in the last 4 years having won 70% of his matches (131-56). 19-10 on hard in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Tien has an overall100-33 match record in the last 4 years on hard.

Learner has a composed 26-21 win-loss record in 2025, 19-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Hangzhou

Tien has never competed in this tournament before.

Valentin Royer

Ranked no. 88 (career-high), the French player got to the quarter after defeating Charles Chen 6-3 7-5, Eliot Spizzirri 7-5 4-6 6-3, Aleksandar Kovacevic 4-6 7-6(6) 6-3 and Andrey Rublev 6-4 7-6(2).

In the 2^nd round, Royer had a good straight sets win against Rublev (6-4 7-6²). During the match Royer scored 81 points vs Rublev’s 69. Valentin was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.

About the serving games, Royer blasted 10 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Valentin Royer was very efficient on serve to win 78% (38/49) of his 1st serve and 52% (13/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Royer broke Rublev twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The French player started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.

His best result of the season was conquering the title the Kigali 1 Challenger where he beat Andrej Martin in the final 6-1 6-2 and the Kigali 2 Challenger where he beat Guy Den Ouden in the final 6-2 6-4.

Valentin has a compiled 51-22 win-loss record in 2025, 11-6 on hard (See FULL STATS)

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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Tien	Royer
Match played	2	4
Tot Set	5	10
Tot Games	50	107
Pts	164-132	366-321
Total Points	296	687
Winners	72	157
%Winners	44%	43%

Tien played 2 matches while Royer competed in 4 matches. Royer started his run from the qualifications while Tien had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Learner Tien surrendered 1 set, while Valentin Royer dropped 2 sets. Tien has played 5 set(s) less than Royer (5 vs 10). Therefore, Tien played 57 games less than Royer. The American scored 72 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Valentin bagged 157 winners (43%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Tien	Royer
Aces	9	37
Avg per match	4.5	9.3
1st in	99/155	205/302
%1st in	64%	68%
1st pts	72/99	157/205
%1st pts	73%	77%
2nd pts	34/56	54/97
%2nd pts	61%	56%

Tien bagged 9 aces (4.5 per match). Royer fired 37 aces (9.3 per match). Tien won 73% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Royer won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Tien	Royer
Won	7	13
Converted	7/11	13/34
% Converted	64%	38%
Conceded	15	18
Saved	11	11
% Saved	73%	61%
Times Broken	4	7

The American broke his opponents 7 times with a 64% conversion rate. The American lost his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. Valentin broke his opponents 13 times with a 38% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded.

Tien
	R1 Navone	R2 Zeppieri	Total
Score	5-7 6-3 6-4	6-4 6-3
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	31	19	50
pts	98-88	66-44	164-132
Total points	186	110	296
Winners	41	31	72
%Winners	42%	47%	44%
SERVE
Aces	4	5	9
Double Faults	6	2	8
1st in	63/102	36/53	99/155
% 1st in	62%	68%	64%
1st pts	41/63	31/36	72/99
% 1st pts	65%	86%	73%
2nd pts	23/39	11/17	34/56
% 2nd pts	59%	65%	61%
Breaks
Won	5	2	7
Converted	5/7	2/4	7/11
Converted %	71%	50%	64%
Conceded	13	2	15
Saved	9/13	2/2	11
Saved %	69%	100%	85%
Times Broken	4	0	4

Royer
	Q1 Chen	Q3 Spizzirri	R1 Kovacevic	R2 Rublev	Total
Score	6-3 7-5	7-5 4-6 6-3	4-6 7-66 6-3	6-4 7-62
Tot Set	2	3	3	2	10
Tot Games	21	31	32	23	107
pts	74-63	97-89	114-100	81-69	366-321
Total points	137	186	214	150	687
Winners	27	43	49	38	157
%Winners	36%	44%	43%	47%	43%
SERVE
Aces	4	11	12	10	37
Double Faults	0	1	1	3	5
1st in	38/56	56/82	62/90	49/74	205/302
% 1st in	68%	68%	69%	66%	68%
1st pts	27/38	43/56	49/62	38/49	157/205
% 1st pts	71%	77%	79%	78%	77%
2nd pts	12/18	13/26	16/28	13/25	54/97
% 2nd pts	67%	50%	57%	52%	56%
Breaks
Won	4	4	3	2	13
Converted	4/9	4/9	3/11	2/5	13/34
Converted %	44%	44%	27%	40%	38%
Conceded	4	4	6	4	18
Saved	3/4	1/4	4/6	3/4	11
Saved %	75%	25%	67%	75%	121%
Times Broken	1	3	2	1	7

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