Learner Tien aces Shelton in the 3rd round at the BNP Paribas Open – INDIAN WELLS RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS

BNP PARIBAS OPEN - INDIAN WELLS DRAW AND RESULTS. Tien conquers Shelton

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Learner Tien tops Ben Shelton 7-6(3) 4-6 6-3 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells on Sunday in what was an all-American match. Tien will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the 4th round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 9 minutes. This will be his best result in this competition. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 1st round in 2025. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Tien
Indian Wells
Tien's Record

Tien added to his prize money $ 43,855 after winning this match. He has already won $ 105,720 after this win. If he wins the next match, Learner will add $ 87,925 to his earnings to get in total $ 193,645 in total.

Highlights Learner Tien vs. Ben Shelton BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Tien
Shelton
Learner Tien
7-63 4-6 6-3
2h:09
Ben Shelton
108
108
Total points
98
98
58
58
Winners
45
45
54%
54%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
15
15
Aces
8
8
10
10
Double Faults
3
3
67%
67%
1st in
63%
63%
82%
82%
1st won
71%
71%
58/71
58/71
1st won
45/63
45/63
51%
51%
2nd won
62%
62%
18/35
18/35
2nd won
23/37
23/37
-- Break Points --
1/8
1/8
Total
1/6
1/6
13%
13%
Won
17%
17%
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At the end of the match, Learner scored 108 points vs. Ben’s 98.

Tien

Tien served pretty well to win 82% of the points (58/71) behind his first serve, and he won 51% points (18/35) on his second serve. Tien blasted 15 aces and he committed 10 double faults. Tien won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points as he converted only 13% (1/8) of the procured opportunities.

Shelton

On the other side, Ben was struggling when converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Learner Tien vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – stats

Tien will square off with Davidovich Fokina in the 4th round.

This will be the 2nd time that Learner Tien and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Davidovich Fokina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Tien 7-6
TienShelton
7
6
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
TienShelton
7
6
1
0
2
0
3
0
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
6
2
6
3
TienShelton
6
6
15
0
30
0
40
0
TienShelton
5
6
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
TienShelton
5
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
TienShelton
4
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
TienShelton
4
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
TienShelton
3
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
TienShelton
3
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
TienShelton
2
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
TienShelton
2
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
TienShelton
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
TienShelton
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
TienShelton
0
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A

Tien won the set after he broke Shelton .

Tien was unable to convert any of the 4 conquered break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 5th game (2-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Shelton wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 14th game (5-7 30-40).

They played 94 points. Tien was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Shelton (51-43). Learner conceded 15 points on serve (40-15). On the other side, Shelton conceded 11 points on serve (28-11).

2nd Set -
Shelton 6-4
SheltonTien
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
SheltonTien
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
SheltonTien
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
SheltonTien
4
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
SheltonTien
3
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
SheltonTien
3
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
SheltonTien
2
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
SheltonTien
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonTien
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
SheltonTien
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Shelton snatched in the 9th game (5-4) prior to eventually winning the set (6-4).

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

Ben was on the money in converting all his break points in the 9th (4-4 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (6-3 40-A). On the other side, Ben didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 63 points. Ben was the one to win the set after conquering 5 more points than Learner (34-29). Ben surrendered 7 points on serve (20-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Tien conceded 14 points on serve (22-14).

3rd Set -
Tien 6-3
TienShelton
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
TienShelton
5
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
TienShelton
5
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
TienShelton
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
TienShelton
3
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
TienShelton
2
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
TienShelton
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
TienShelton
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A

Similarly to the 2nd set, there was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that Learner snatched in the 6th game (4-2) just before eventually winning the set (6-3).

Learner converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 6th game (3-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Learner didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 49 points. Learner was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Shelton (28-21). Learner was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). on the other side of the court, Ben conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).

1st
Tien
Shelton
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Tien
Shelton
4-6
4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
3rd
Tien
Shelton
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

Tennis Scores in Indian Wells

  • Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Gabriel DialloDiallo (6-7(5) 6-3 6-3)
  • Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Gabriel DialloDiallo (6-7(5) 6-3 6-3)
  • Learner TienTien – Ben SheltonShelton (7-63 4-6 6-3)
  • Alexander ZverevZverev – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (7-62 5-7 6-4)
  • Jannik SinnerSinner – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-3 6-2)
  • Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-1 6-2)
  • Arthur FilsFils – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (6-3 7-5)
  • Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Jakub MensikMensik (6-2 4-6 6-2)

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