The Irvine native and 19-year-old qualifier, who played one semester at USC, wins a 4-hour, 49-minute thriller that ends at nearly 3 a.m. in Melbourne

American teen Learner Tien pulled off the biggest upset so far at the 2025 Australian Open, ousting Russian Daniil Medvedev -- the No. 5 player in the world -- in a 4-hour, 49-minute thriller at Margaret Court Arena.

Learner Tien has become the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open’s third round since Pete Sampras in 1990