Overview
- Tien, 20, reached his first Australian Open quarterfinal before losing to Alexander Zverev in four sets.
- During the post‑match press conference, an unnamed reporter linked a question about Tien’s immigrant heritage to Trump and ICE.
- After pausing and putting his face in his hands, Tien said, “Sorry, I don’t really want to talk about that right now.”
- Right‑leaning outlets say similar questions were posed to other Americans earlier in the tournament, with one instance allegedly involving an Athletic freelancer.
- Social media posts praised Tien for declining to engage, and no official response from tournament organizers was widely reported.