Teenage qualifier Tian said he became the youngest player to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open since Rafael Nadal in 2005 when he defeated Frenchman Corentin on Saturday. Corentin Moutet, who said it was “pretty crazy.”

The 19-year-old American won 7-6 (12/10), 6-3, 6-3 in Melbourne, with Moutei collapsing clutching his leg in the third set before soldiering on.

Tenn defeated last year’s runner-up, fifth seed Daniil Medvedev, in five thrilling sets in the second round, a victory that continued Tenn’s remarkable run. “Honestly, it feels pretty crazy going into week two. Going through the Qs (qualifying),” he said.

No other American player of his age had achieved so much in Melbourne since Pete Sampras in 1990, and Tenn’s reward was a clash with Italian Lorenzo Sonego. The latter defeated Hungarian Fabian Marozsan in four sets.

“It was more than I expected and what I hoped for this week,” Tian added. “You go into every game believing you can win, but to get to Week 2 is awesome.”

Tenn was one of a trio of players to win against top 10 players at the Australian Open, along with Brazilians Joao Fonseca and Jakub Mencic, but both were later eliminated. Eliminated.

In this battle of left-handers, Tian En took the lead in breaking serve with Mu Tai’s unforced baseline error in the first set and leading 3-1. But the French tied the score at 3-3.

Another break of serve sent the match into a dramatic tie-break, which ebbed and flowed before Tiann sealed the victory at 12/10 to end a 72-minute set.

The American broke serve twice in the second set to take control of the match, but after Mutai served for 15-0 in the first game of the third set, Mutai fell to the ground clutching his left leg.

He stood up and tried valiantly to continue playing, but was in obvious pain due to limited movement and Tenn took advantage of the opportunity to reach the last 16 of a Grand Slam for the first time.

“I didn’t really see what happened… I just saw him lying on the ground,” Tian said.

“Honestly, I’m not sure what happened to him because at some points it seemed like he couldn’t move or really use his legs at all.

“He was running and scrapping at other points.”

Sinner advances to round of 16

Defending champion Jannik Sinner defeated American Marcos Giron in straight sets to reach the last 16.

The Italian world number one dropped a set for the first time in 14 matches in the second round against Australian wildcard Tristan Scukett. He had no such issues against unseeded Giron on Rod Laver Arena, storming home with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory in 2 hours and 1 minute. Hit 35 winners and 8 aces.

Next up for him is Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic or Denmark’s 13th seed Holger Rune, who will face a player who has won 17 games in a row. players. This record dates back to October when he lost to Carlos Alcaraz in Beijing.

“It’s nice to be in the next round,” said Sinner, who also won eight titles at the U.S. Open and ATP Finals last year. “Every game has its own difficulties. Today I felt he was very solid in the backcourt and served well.

“I still have room to improve, but every win is great. Trying to stay mentally strong, I think that’s the most important aspect for us tennis players,” he added.

“But for sure, if I want to continue playing in this game, I have to improve.”

The 23-year-old, who defended his Grand Slam title for the first time after defeating Daniil Medvedev in last year’s final in five sets, showed his authority immediately against Geelong. He broke him on his first serve and despite making 11 unforced errors, two more than Giron, proved enough to take the set.

The top seed bided his time in the second set before attacking in the fifth, breaking serve twice and taking a 3-2 lead after Giron’s forehand deflected wide. The American was bidding to reach the last 16 of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time but had no answers as Sinner dominated the match.

Sinner’s backhand winner earned him another break and a 2-0 lead in the third set when it all looked like it was over. But the brave No. 46 Geelong still had energy to spare and broke serve for the first time in the match to level the score at 2-2.

This infuriated the Italian, who fought right back without making any further mistakes, winning the next four games to claim victory.