Learner Tien thumps Vitaliy Sachko 6-1 6-4 in the semifinal in Metz on Friday after playing a marvellous match to clash against Cameron Norrie in the final. The match lasted just 56 minutes.
The American added to his prize money € 21,800 after conquering this match. He has already won € 52,890 after this win. If he wins the next match, Learner will add € 37,785 to his earnings to get in total € 90,675 in total.
Highlights Learner Tien vs. Vitaliy Sachko Moselle Open – Metz
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Tien scored 54 points vs. the Ukrainian’s 36.
Tien
The American served extremely well to win 81% of the points (21/26) behind his first serve, and he won 79% points (15/19) on his second serve. Tien won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points as he converted only 43% (3/7) of the procured opportunities.
Sachko
On the other side, the Ukrainian wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/0). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Tien and Sachko is 1-0
for Learner.Draw and next match H2H: Learner Tien vs. Cameron Norrie – stats
Tien will take on Norrie in the final.
This will be the 4th time that Learner Tien and Cameron Norrie play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Tien (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Tien won 7-64 6-3 in the 3rd round in Shanghai back in October 2025.
Live score progression and stats
Tien had a great start in this set after breaking Vitaliy Sachko in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. Tien reinforced his lead after breaking the Ukrainian in the 4th (4-0) game before conquering the set (6-1).
A defining moment of this set was when Learner won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to bring the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.
The American converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 4th game (3-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 47 points. Learner conquered the set after winning 11 points more than Vitaliy (29-18). The American was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). In addition, on the other side, Sachko conceded 13 points on serve (14-13).
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Learner snatched in the 7th game (4-3) prior to ultimately conquering the set (6-4).
The American was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 6th game (3-3 15-40). On the other side, Learner didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 43 points. Tien was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Sachko (25-18). The American surrendered 5 points on serve (20-5). In addition, on the other side, Sachko conceded 5 points on serve (13-5).
Tennis Scores in Metz
- Learner TienTien – Vitaliy SachkoSachko (6-1 6-4)
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (4-6 6-2 6-4)
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