By Richard Pagliaro | Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Photo Credit: Getty for China Open
Don’t let the smooth smile and the useless stature cheat on you.
Tien It’s a tennis tennis in the heart – and he just cut off another seed victim in Beijing.
19-year-old Tien punished Daniil Medvedev Construction of a 5-7, 7-5, 4-0 lead when the former. 1 was introduced from the present -day Beijing semifinal that suffered visible cramps.
In 19 years, 9 months, Tien is Beijing’s second youngest finalist in history after former world no. 1 Rafael Nadal, which was 19 years, 3 months when Guillermo Coria defeated China’s Open 2005 final.
“I was down 3-5 and 2-4 in the second and I retired on my way,” Tien said. “I didn’t think anything was okay with him and then he came out of some kind of bath rest, so I wasn’t sure if he was driving or if he was injured after having tape.
“I think it was cramp and I’ve been there and it’s not fun. All the best for him and it’s not how you want to come through a match but I’m happy to be in the final.”
Medvedev’s pain was Tien’s glorious benefit.
A sad end for an exciting collision
Student Tien is switching to his large final ATP Tour after Daniil Medvedev will retire while below 5-7 7-5 4-0* in Beijing 🇨🇳 #Thinaophen Pic.twitter.com/vntbdyxzy9
– Tenis TV (@tennistv) September 30, 2025
Nr. 52 Tien progressed in his first final of the career tournament where he will face the winner of Wimbledon Jannik sinful for the championship.
Tien is the first American to reach the Beijing final after Andy Roddick won the title again in 2008.
The highest planted sinner stopped Alex de minaur 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, in two hours and 20 minutes to advance to his ninth consecutive strong final. The sinner is the third man who reaches three or more Beijing finals.
Although Tien is ranked in 5-foot-11, 160 pounds he continues to strengthen his status as a giant tennis killer, improving in 7-5 lifes against the 20 best opponents. Trained by the former French champion Open Michael Chang, Tien competed with Grit and Guts reminiscent of the famous hall and rarely seemed stressed against Medvedev even in critical stages today.
Yesterday, Tien held a lead 4-6, 6-3, 3-0 against Lorenzo Musetti when he retired the fourth Italian.
Today, Medvedev served for the final at 7-5, 5-3 just to see the left hand Tien at eight out of the next 10 points to level the set to 5th all.
Tien converted his fourth point of rest for a 6-5 lead, then closed the set to his second point.
What a turn! 😨
Student Tien gets the second set from *5-3 down against Daniil Medvedev to level the semifinals!#Thinaophen pic.twitter.com/lcseuec24l
– Tenis TV (@tennistv) September 30, 2025
The appearance of thin Tien throughout the net can terrify Medvedev at this point.
Remember, in Australian Open last January, then World No. 121 shocked the former Open Open 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (8), 1-6, 7-6 (7).
Today, Medvedev began to suffer what seemed to be both cramps of his hand/arm and legs. An amazed Medvedev, who was clearly tried after the beginning, engaged in a brief argument with the chair, who questioned his attempt to fail to try to return a service.
An incredible medvedev argued his case for both the chairman and the tour judge, drawing a little of a physical return from the visible cramps.
“Why is every umpire in the world trying to intimidate me?” Medvedev fumed.
None of them mattered to Tie, who lowers the eighth seed down.
Tien closed this occupation with one of his biggest career victories by writing in the camera lenses from the court “Be Better Daniil”.
