Djokovic vs Tien

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Djokovic vs Tien — US Open 1R Preview

ATP US Open Hard Court Round 1

🧠 Form & Context

Novak Djokovic (No. 7, age 38)

• 🇷🇸 24-time Slam champion; US Open has been the toughest major (4 titles vs 10 in Australia).
• 📉 2025: 26–10 — losses mainly to Sinner (x2), Zverev, Opelka, Van de Zandschulp.
• 🛑 Skipped hard-court warm-ups; first match since Wimbledon SF (lost to Sinner).
• 💡 Strengths: Elite return/defense sequencing, clutch point control, Slam peaking.
• ⚠️ Weaknesses: Rust risk early; recovery on faster courts; vulnerable to servers playing lights-out.

Learner Tien (No. 48, age 19)

• 🇺🇸 Breakthrough to Top-50 in 2025.
• 🔥 Big scalps: Medvedev (AO), Zverev (Acapulco), Rublev (Washington).
• 📊 2025: 24–20 (17–9 on hard).
• 💡 Strengths: Resilient lefty patterns, fearless vs top-10 (4–1 this year).
• ⚠️ Weaknesses: 0–3 in US Open main draws; sustaining peak level vs GOAT pedigree remains unproven.

📊 Head-to-Head: First meeting.

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