“Deja vu: Lerner Thien dealt with the Russian in three sets on the Melbourne courts”, — write: sport.ua
In the fourth round, the American beat the “neutral” in three sets Daniil Medvedev (ATP 12) in 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. 1/8 finals
Daniil Medvedev [11] – Lerner Tien (USA) [25] – 4:6, 0:6, 3:6
Thien had his fourth head-to-head match against Medvedev and defeated his opponent for the third time. In particular, a year ago, Lerner won against the Russian in the second round of the Aus Open.
Medvedev played his 126th match in the main draw of Grand Slam tournaments and won the bagel for the first time.
In addition to Medvedev, Tien also managed Markos Chiron, Alexander Shevchenko and Nunu Borges at AO-2026. His next opponent will be Alexander Zverev.
Lerner will play in the quarterfinals of a slam for the first time in his career. Thien became the youngest American to reach his debut Grand Slam singles quarterfinal since Andy Roddick at the 2001 US Open.
At 20 years, 61 days, Lerner also became the youngest player to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open since 2015, since Nick Kyrgios (19 years, 280 days).
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