French player Luca van Assche was stunned by American Learner Tien in the ATP Vienna tournament, losing 6-3, 6-1 in his first match.
Van Assche loses in first match
French player Luca van Assche was eliminated in his first match at the ATP tournament in Vienna by American Learner Tien. Van Assche, ranked 46th in the world, lost to Tien, ranked 18th in the world, in two sets (6-3, 6-1) over a duration of 1 hour 27 minutes.Key moments in the match
In the first set, at 1-1, van Assche missed two break points. At 3-4, he lost his service. Tien recovered twice before winning the first set (6-3). In the second set, van Assche was broken immediately despite saving two first serves.Tien advances to second round
In the second round, Tien will face Australian Alex De Minaur, ranked 10th in the world and seeded number 5, who defeated Czech Tomas Machac, ranked 71st in the world and from the qualifiers, in three sets (1-6, 6-4, 6-3) over 2 hours 03 minutes of play.Other notable results
Qualification was also achieved by Czech Jakub Mensik, ranked 16th in the world and seeded number 8, who defeated Austrian Lukas Neumayer, ranked 168th in the world and from the qualifiers, in two sets (6-2, 6-2) over 1 hour 04 minutes of play.Italian players advance
Two Italians also advanced: Matteo Berrettini, who will face Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry, and Luciano Darderi, who defeated his compatriot Matteo Arnaldi.
