Throughout the history of tennis, America has always produced great tennis players and talents who achieved great things in the world of this sport. However, it had been many years since America had a Grand Slam champion; the last one was Andy Roddick, back in 2003.
The well-known face of American tennis, Steve Johnson, had an interesting forecast for one of the young players; Learner Tien, a tennis player who reached his first ATP final, where he was defeated by Jannik Sinner.
The 19-year-old already showed the extent of his talent before the semi-final with Daniil Medvedev. Johnson stressed that there is a chance for Tien to beat Medvedev.
However, Johnson emphasized that the young tennis player does not have much of a chance against Sinner, which ultimately turned out to be correct.
Nevertheless, matches like this will certainly raise his confidence and help him gain the necessary experience at a young age.
“For sure there is a chance,” Johnson said, as quoted by Tennis Gazette.
“He has beaten Medvedev already this year and Medvedev has had a terrible year by his standards.
So he does have a chance and then you make a final. I don’t like his chances against [Jannik] Sinner. But still, that gives him a springboard of more confidence and more belief and for him he’s still flying under the radar, which is good."
Tien's future: Pressure and spotlight
Johnson went on to point out that the young tennis player has a completely different mindset from his peers. The 19-year-old is not a person who likes to be the center of attention, nor does it matter to him that he stands out in many aspects.
His desire is to be equally dominant in the following tournaments, without attracting too much attention, but it is certain that the spotlight will be on him as much as he is a dominant figure in the coming years.
There is no doubt that the young tennis player has great foundations for success.
