Overview
- Tien won 7-6 (4), 6-3 after edging a tight first set in a tiebreak and breaking in the fourth game of the second.
- The match lasted a little over 90 minutes on hard courts at Brisbane’s Queensland Tennis Centre.
- Seeded No. 8 in Brisbane, Tien advances to face the winner of Alex Michelsen versus James Duckworth in the second round.
- With Ugo Carabelli’s exit, the tournament’s singles draw no longer features Argentine players, though he remains in doubles with Kamil Majchrzak.
- Carabelli and Majchrzak open against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Jiri Lehečka, while Frances Tiafoe also advanced with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Aleksandar Vukic.