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Learner Tien Captures First ATP Title in Metz, Edges Norrie in Third-Set Tiebreak

The 19-year-old's breakthrough secures Australian Open seeding.

Overview

  • Tien defeated Cameron Norrie 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6) to win the Moselle Open final in Metz, France.
  • He erased a 5-1 deficit in the deciding tiebreak and converted his second championship point to clinch the title.
  • The win makes Tien the first American teenager to claim an ATP trophy since Andy Roddick in 2002.
  • Norrie, bidding for a sixth career title, led late in the breaker and finished runner-up in Metz for the second straight year.
  • The result boosts Tien to a reported career-high ranking of No. 28, leaving him set to be seeded at the Australian Open.