Overview

• American teenager Learner Tien rallied to defeat Cerúndolo 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in roughly two hours and 15 minutes at the China Open.
• The loss continues a stretch of early exits for Cerúndolo following his strong start to the season.
• Argentina has no players remaining in Beijing after Camilo Ugo Carabelli also fell in the first round to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
• Local reports say Cerúndolo will not lose ranking points from this first‑round exit.
• Tien, a left-hander, advances to face Italy’s Flavio Cobolli, who eliminated sixth seed Andrey Rublev.