All through the historical past of tennis, America has all the time produced nice tennis gamers and skills who achieved nice issues on the earth of this sport. Nonetheless, it had been a few years since America had a Grand Slam champion; the final one was Andy Roddick, again in 2003.
The well-known face of American tennis, Steve Johnson, had an fascinating forecast for one of many younger gamers; Learner Tien, a tennis participant who reached his first ATP last, the place he was defeated by Jannik Sinner.
The 19-year-old already confirmed the extent of his expertise earlier than the semi-final with Daniil Medvedev. Johnson careworn that there’s a likelihood for Tien to beat Medvedev.
Nonetheless, Johnson emphasised that the younger tennis participant doesn’t have a lot of an opportunity towards Sinner, which in the end turned out to be right.
However, matches like this can actually elevate his confidence and assist him achieve the required expertise at a younger age.
“For positive there’s a likelihood,” Johnson mentioned, as quoted by Tennis Gazette.
“He has crushed Medvedev already this 12 months and Medvedev has had a horrible 12 months by his requirements.
So he does have an opportunity and then you definitely make a last. I don’t like his probabilities towards [Jannik] Sinner. However nonetheless, that offers him a springboard of extra confidence and extra perception and for him he’s nonetheless flying underneath the radar, which is sweet."
Tien's future: Strain and highlight
Johnson went on to level out that the younger tennis participant has a totally completely different mindset from his friends. The 19-year-old shouldn’t be an individual who likes to be the focus, nor does it matter to him that he stands out in lots of features.
His need is to be equally dominant within the following tournaments, with out attracting an excessive amount of consideration, however it’s sure that the highlight might be on him as a lot as he’s a dominant determine within the coming years.
There is no such thing as a doubt that the younger tennis participant has nice foundations for fulfillment.
