

What Time Will Corentin Moutet Play Against Learner Tien?
Moutet and Tien are on the Day 7 Schedule at Australian Open 2025 on Saturday 18 January. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
CORENTIN MOUTET (FRA) is set to face (Q) LEARNER TIEN (USA) in their first meeting at the Australian Open men’s singles main draw. Out of the 19 left-handed players who started in the tournament, Moutet and Tien are two of the five who made it to the 3rd round. In the Open Era, only six left-handed players have won the Australian Open men’s singles title, with Rafael Nadal being the most recent in 2009 and 2022.
This will be Moutet’s first time facing a left-handed player at the Australian Open. He has a winning record of 2-1 against left-handed players at Grand Slams and 11-15 at Tour-level overall. On the other hand, this will be Tien’s second time facing a left-handed player at Tour-level, with his previous match resulting in a loss against Cameron Norrie in the 1st round at Hong Kong earlier this year.
Moutet’s opponent in this match is an American qualifier, making it his second consecutive match against an American qualifier at the Australian Open. In his career, Moutet has a 2-1 record against qualifiers at Grand Slams and a 4-12 record against qualifiers at Tour-level overall.
Today’s match between Moutet and Tien is one of two men’s singles matches between American and French players at the Australian Open. The previous matches between American and French players this year include Frances Tiafoe’s victory over Arthur Rinderknech in the 1st round and Moutet’s win against Mitchell Krueger in the 2nd round. Throughout the Open Era, there have been a total of 118 meetings between American and French players at the Australian Open, with Americans leading 63-55. Similarly, in Grand Slam matches between American and French players, Americans lead 364-325 in the 689 previous meetings.
Moutet achieved his first victory against an American player at a Grand Slam in the 2nd round against Krueger. His record against American players at Grand Slams is now 1-2, and his overall record against American players at Tour-level is 7-11. As for Tien, he lost his only previous Grand Slam match against a French player and won his only other Tour-level match against a French player.
Looking at their respective backgrounds, Moutet, aged 25, currently holds an ATP ranking of 69, while Tien, aged 19, is ranked at 121. Neither player has won any titles yet, and their career Grand Slam records stand at 21-22 for Moutet and 2-3 for Tien. In the Australian Open, Moutet holds a record of 5-5, while Tien is 2-0.
Moutet’s overall career record stands at 66-89, and his record on hard courts is 33-42. In the 2025 season, he has a perfect record of 2-0, both on hard courts. Moutet has also played in three five-set matches, winning three of them. He has recorded one comeback from 0-2 down and has a career tiebreak record of 37-33, with a 1-0 tiebreak record in 2025.
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For Tien, his career record is 8-7, and his hard court record is also 8-7. In the 2025 season, he holds a record of 2-1, all on hard courts. Tien has won both of his matches at the Australian Open in five sets and has no comebacks from being 0-2 down. His career tiebreak record is 4-2, with a 3-1 record in 2025.
Moutet is aiming to reach the round of 16 at the Australian Open and equal his best Grand Slam result. This is Moutet’s sixth appearance at the Australian Open and his 23rd Grand Slam overall. If he and Gael Monfils, another French player, both win their matches today, it will be the first time since 2016 that three French players have reached the round of 16 at the Australian Open.
Moutet made it to the 3rd round after defeating Alexei Popyrin and qualifier Mitchell Krueger in the opening two rounds. This is his best Australian Open result so far, surpassing his previous best of reaching the 2nd round on three occasions. In terms of his best Grand Slam result, Moutet has reached the round of 16 twice, once as a lucky loser at the 2022 US Open and once as a direct acceptance at the 2024 Roland Garros.
As for Tien, he is aiming to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time in his Australian Open debut. This is his fourth Grand Slam appearance overall. Tien advanced to the 3rd round after defeating Camilo Ugo Carabelli and No. 5 seed Daniil Medvedev in his first two rounds, which were also his first-ever match wins at a Grand Slam. He had to qualify for the main draw and did so by defeating three opponents in qualifying.
Prior to the Australian Open, Tien’s best Tour-level results were finishing as the runner-up at the Next Gen ATP Finals and reaching the quarterfinals at Winston Salem, both in 2024. He also won three Challenger titles and reached the finals of one Challenger event and the boys’ singles finals at the Australian Open and US Open in 2023.
In summary, Moutet and Tien will face each other for the first time at the Australian Open. Moutet is aiming to reach the round of 16 for the first time in his career, while Tien hopes to achieve the same feat in his Grand Slam debut.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Moutet will win.
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