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Learner Tien vs Tristan Boyer: Las Vegas Challenger – Final
Learner Tien and Tristan Boyer will play for the title at the Las Vegas Challenger.
Learner Tien Profile
Learner Tien is 193rd in the ATP rankings, two spots lower than his career high. The 18-year-old is 43-7 for the season and 43-6 on hard surface.
Tien is coming off a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win over Abedallah Shelbayh in the semifinal. Earlier in the tournament, he defeated Bernard Tomic, Cannon Kingsley and Alex Rybakov.
Tien won the Bloomfield Challenger earlier this season and four Futures tournaments.
Tristan Boyer Profile
Tristan Boyer is 231st in the ATP rankings, while his career high is No. 193. The American is 27-23 for the season and 12-10 on hard surface.
Boyer is coming off a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 semifinal win over Karue Sell. Earlier in the tournament, he defeated Andres Martin, Colton Smith and Omni Kumar.
Boyer won the Challenger in Merida this season and lost in the semis in New Delhi.
Head-to-Head Tien leads 1-0
- Tien vs Boyer 7-5, 6-3 (2023 Futures, quarterfinal)
Prediction and Conclusion
Two young Americans will play for their second Challenger title this season. Learner Tien is the new big hope of American tennis and had quite an easy road to the final. Unlike that, Boyer needed to survive the decisive tiebreak in his last two matches. He would definitely be ready for another big fight, but Tien is the better player and will win the final in Las Vegas.
