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FOUND: Learner tien sets sights on another big ao scalp - What They Never Told You

Learner Tien Alexander Zverev AO Carlos Alcaraz Daniil Medvedev James Ross Jannik Sinner Melbourne Park Open Australian Open
On just his second trip to Melbourne Park, Learner Tien is already a fan favourite. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

The L-plates are well and truly off for rising American star Learner Tien, who fancies his chances of causing another boilover against Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open quarter-finals.

Courtesy of a straight-sets demolition job on former world No.1 and three-time AO finalist Daniil Medvedev, the 20-year-old Tien has become the youngest man since Nick Kyrgios in 2015 to reach the last eight at Melbourne Park.

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