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Learner Tien Ends Monfils’ Grand Slam Career at US Open

Learner Tien is a 20-year-old tennis player from the United States.

He beat the much more experienced Gael Monfils at the US Open.

Tien won all three sets by scores of 6-3, 6-4, and 6-3.

Monfils stayed competitive, but Tien won the most important points.

Tien also stopped Monfils from converting any of his eight break chances.

This was Monfils’s final Grand Slam match because he plans to retire at the end of 2026.

After the match, the New York crowd celebrated Monfils with chants and a video of his best shots.

Tien hugged Monfils and moved on to the next round.

Key facts

Match score: Learner Tien won 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.
Match duration: Two hours and 16 minutes.
Break points: Tien saved all eight break points faced.
Monfils’s career plan: Monfils has said 2026 will be his final year on tour.
Monfils’s best US Open result: He reached the semifinals in 2016.
Next opponent: Tien will play 17th-seeded Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic.
New York career timeline: One report says Monfils first played the US Open in 2005; another says he came to the event as a junior in 2003.

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