Tien Beat Medvedev At His Own Game | Australian Open 2025

[@Nagstersept109868]

Naming your kid “Learner” is overpowered.

[@mosart7025]

I think his mom's a teacher. His dad is a lawyer so his sister is named Justice. If someone made that stuff up I fell for it.

[@jonathanchen1026]

Learner’s biggest weapon is his shot tolerance! Medvedev looked like the one eager for the rallies to end, while Learner could go at it all day! Learner out Medvedev’d Medvedev!

[@SidneyBe]

Watching the highlights, what stood out to me was the beautiful shotmaking from Tien..awesome for tennis having all this young talent to look forward to…🎾🎾

[@jonreid91]

More great content and actual tactical analysis. Good lord is this channel DESPERATELY needed. Much respect Gill. As for Tien, there are three things that have won me over and make me believe that his success in weaker fields may be able to translate after all (I was a BIG doubter as recently as the summer & fall). 1) His DTL backhand is a legit weapon. So solid, so repeatable, plenty of pace and he opens the space to hit it with his point construction to boot. 2) His T serve on the AD side against righties. Makes up for the lack of pace (which is still needed). 3) The defensive crosscourt forehand slice is INSANE. Rarely missed, completely takes an opponent's ability to attack away from them and makes righties get to the ball AND take a low-sitting backhand and push a defensive backhand back over the net. Because of the angle, it opens space on the court and allows him to hit high margin balls into said open space on the next ball. For me, the point construction and rally tolerance were known. These three things have impressed me a LOT. Still needs more pace on the kind of foundational aspects to men's tennis today (first serve and forehand) to raise his ceiling, but good lord I'm a fan of this kid. Still needs to prove this all works when he has less time against the better hitters on tour, but there's a lot to like.

[@StewNWT]

Your title is 100% right. I thought watching every second of these highlights that Learner was out Medvedeving Medvedev

[@Bakugo24]

that’s actually nuts that four of the nextgen competitors last year beat top 10(and tsispas) opponents this AO

[@Bigbanggbig]

The generation of rublev tsitsipas medvedev sverev ruud ect.. Is the most fraudolent ever tennis generation, djokovic was having fun whit this weak era before Sincaraz show up

[@StewNWT]

@@Bigbanggbig no they were pretty good. It's the lost gen of Dmitrov, Nishikori Raonic etc that was a let down - they got Thiem and Cilic to win a slam but no one else

[@Bigbanggbig]

@StewNWT no mediocre like dimitrov and the others, nole buffet of slams was easy bcz of weak era

[@StewNWT]

@@Bigbanggbig lmfao you so stupid bro I'm not even gonna dignify that with a response. Novak Beat Fed and Nadal and Murray at the height of their powers along with Berdych, Soderling Delpo, Ferrer, Thiem, Cilic, Murray, Wawrinka, Tsitsipas, Medvedev, and you out here proving yourself a little donkeysh!! talking about 'weak era' lmao. You so DUMB

[@Bigbanggbig]

@@StewNWT lol pretty good in choking everthing for sure

[@rationalist4485]

Medvedev was serving for the match in the fifth set. With the momentum, he had no business to lose.

[@michael8597]

Definitely

[@GF-hg7op]

And Tien had a match point in the third set. He was clearly the better player of that match

[@michael8597]

@@GF-hg7op Only on his opponent's serve in tie break.

[@ateetshrivastava7542]

Tien destroyed Meddy in that return game though

[@ZetaCheese]

⁠@@ateetshrivastava7542totally agree. Tien made some elite shotmaking to earn that break back. He was the better player that game, not meddy choking

[@user-wd7ue1wd6r]

Learner is a very very very mindful player

[@labynoe]

And earlier we saw Fonseca “out Rublev” Andrey Rublev. These kids are the Real Deal!

[@Wouterium]

That final tiebreak was brutal, such ralies on that stage in the match... My legs are shaking just thinking back of that

[@shoaibimdad]

Great Analysis Gill,Medvedev is most likely to finish career with 1 Slam as he's been found out by young rivals and he's too stubborn to change his game, He needs to change game on Forehand and net play soon or its game over

[@YSA-qx5ki]

Learner Tien was awesome. Very smart and consistent player! Hope he does well. The lack of match toughness cost him here I think. Couldn’t save BPs DFs and nerves in big moments. He doesn’t trust himself at all and serve let’s him down with pressure back in 2021 he would be 15-40 down and 2 swings later it’s deuce. Now he gets broken. 😞 Needs to actually either take Feb off to spend with his family if that’s what he needs. or start playing some 250s to get points practice and match toughness.

[@ateetshrivastava7542]

Actually Medvedev said in his pre tournament press conference that his preparation was one of the best he has ever had

[@winterbird4447]

Yeah…As a human being cause he enjoyes Xmas with family. Not from a tennis perspective.

[@marchvertochko0056]

He didn’t want his opponents to know it was actually bad

[@Xilo290]

thank you for all the work you put into these videos Gill!

[@jomacron1106]

This kid used a BRUTAL KICK SERVE deploying it at the CRITICAL MATCH POINT..he just got to have the Tennis IQ to go for that SHOT! WOW!

[@amitkumar1582]

Except an injured Shang everyone from Next Gen finals has impressed this AO

[@nikhils2381]

Not Van Assche though

[@ouricogg]

​@@nikhils2381 kkkkk, tue!! He needs to improve a lot to tag along with these guys

[@technologicalwaste7612]

This ad around 1:30 is why I voted for shorter videos in the community poll. If all of those topics you mentioned came up with separate video titles I would open all in tabs.

[@mittalvinayak12]

At this rate Medvedev and Tsitsipas might retire before Djokovic. I really wish these two will step up

[@darrylperry648]

It's not going to happen! 😊 They have reached their ceiling/peak.

[@rogerjoseph8522]

Let’s see. I don’t have a crystal ball and both these guys are super talented!

[@DaveyB-q8i]

Great analysis..🎾

[@DA_Petrov]

That's true, there was a permanent feeling during the match that Daniil plays vs his reflection

[@baldeagle9984]

17:34 ha, 'learned'

[@woesmevrou5673]

And, at 38 years old Monfils has pulled a blinder to remind world tennis that the “oldies” have upset capacity!

[@michael8597]

Very exciting match.

[@rickrivers2021]

When Meddy was approaching the net (like in the third set) he was actually doing a good job. But it seemed like that was something he only felt comfortable doing when the match wasn't on the line. He'd revert back to trying to be a wall at the baseline at the end of sets and in tiebreaks. He was willing to adjust his stretegy but not confident to keep with it when things mattered

[@meisu3287]

Learner is super smart on the court. He outsmart meddy. Joy to watch

[@JakobGustafson]

How often do we see one of these top players have a mid performance and then tough it out in the end with the opponent out of energy? Incredible stamina from Tien

[@VARMOT123]

You missed basavareddy at the start

[@TenaciousE03]

he didn't beat anyone

[@stevenherzog2358]

I was actually thinking the whole time that it’s unfortunate that Tien is coming up in this era, where most of the top players have ridiculous firepower that can probably blow him off the court, but if this was 2007 or 2008, I think he would be a *force* on everyone except the big 4

[@rond249]

These Next Gen players are great to watch...Mensik, most of all, perhaps.

[@anujbeatles]

I'm obsessed with Learner Tien now

[@ostrogodo]

Thats how good Fonseca peak. 3-0 vs Tien. Great matches

[@shoaibimdad]

Medvedev has no attacking weapon during rallies and has horrible volley that doomed him in last game and tie breaker

[@lornawilliams550]

I couldn't have put it any better. Yes, Tien beat Meddy at his own game and I was amazed at what I was witnessing. Tien is such a smart player who executed his tactics with such precision. Phenomenal slice and shit tolerance. Meddy will struggle to win another slam with his predictable, baseline game, unless he comes out of his comfort zone and is willing to come to the net. Somehow I don't think it's going to happen.

[@Lewythefly]

The court looked really slow, something Meddy hates

[@Jalleur14325]

Are you doing a breakdown of the Draper match? 🙏🏻

[@CohenParbhakar-Fox]

Four out of the eight next gen players have caused upsets so far. Authur not doing it makes sense he has seed protection and basevreddy was doing great against Novak, Shang could have done better but retired, van assehe idk but I everyone else is doing great

[@Michael-uk3pj]

Do you think a player under 6ft can win a slam again? It hasn't been done in over 20 years though 2 players have come close...

[@ricardlopez598]

Gill, i watch all the match. I can,t understand why Medvedev was serving the same second serve again and again, and losing these points. In 5 sets, why the same routine? Unreal to me.

[@ouricogg]

Probably bc he thought that Tien would be tired and he would won the long rallies and stuff, u know?

[@superbzero]

Medvedev is a bit lucky he wasn't send home in the previous match. His opponent ran out of energy...

[@Josh-hg9ll]

[@jokelot5221]

Medvedev got figured out. He is the player that rellied heavily on his baseline shot tollerance and serving. When he is not feeling his best phisically, and lacks the serve, he is not top 50 player. Technically terrible. Racquet skills disaster. And his shot selection is so dumb sometimes its incredible. Court position. I mean i could go on and on. Medvedev is simply limited player, and there is not much he can do. He can be a top 10 player for a while more, but his days of contending for big titiles are slowly fading away.

[@wheresbaby7783]

Why not have a better funner background ..for me medvedev ..can not or will not attempt to hit a forehand winner ..at will .like top three guys

[@williambo5989]

Learning won by.luck he'll easily get knocked out next round height disadvatage

[@madmaxx2310lac]

0-6 vs jan now 8-6 or so that says it all. Russia is done in tennis. Meddy is a shell of himself, rublev cant control himself & has mental issues & khachanov never was a tier 1 player

[@krishnaramachandran7722]

I think Medvedev couldn't amplify the serve power because they were playing late at night with temperatures lower than 60 F. It would have been a different story if Tien plays during the day

[@brunoivanisevic51]

Medvedev doesnt belong in top10 anymore just like his buddy Rublev

[@marchvertochko0056]

The points and results say otherwise. There’s no such a thing as deserve or not. If they made it there and made more points than other players, they belong there, whether you like it or not

[@ja-kl8rg]

Shame on umpire calling 2 foot faults on Medvedev during tie break . Pure f.....

[@daniellydford6142]

foot faults are automated calls

[@ja-kl8rg]

@daniellydford6142 not true .

[@daniellydford6142]

@@ja-kl8rg sorry it's not automated, but it's not the umpire either

[@rbarreira2]

​@@ja-kl8rgIt is true, it's the same voice as other Hawk-Eye calls.

[@ja-kl8rg]

@@rbarreira2 I watched match last night , commentator explained it . It's umpire on the side , Medvedev taunted him and earned point fine too . Calling 2 foot faults in tie break is mental abuse .

[@3LEV888]

You would never write that about Alcaraz or Sinner 😅 the hateful double standard against the Russians is still there . Of course Gil

[@haipingwang7075]

Medvdev is a Denvydenko, just 1 inch taller, nice serve and baseline, weird form just makes so painfully to watch. Net game and volley are mediocre!