

What Time Will Lorenzo Sonego Play Against Learner Tien?
Sonego and Tien are on the Day 9 Schedule at Australian Open 2025 on Monday 20 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?
LORENZO SONEGO (ITA) will face (Q) LEARNER TIEN (USA) in their first-ever meeting at the Australian Open. This match marks the 52nd encounter between Italian and American players at the Australian Open, with Americans leading 30-21 in previous meetings. In the Open Era, Italian and American players have faced each other 287 times in Grand Slam events, with Americans leading 166-121.
Sonego has won both of his previous matches against American players at the Australian Open, defeating Sam Querrey in the 1st round in 2021 and 2022. He has a 6-2 record against American players in Grand Slams and a 19-17 record against them at Tour-level overall. Tien, on the other hand, is facing an Italian player at Tour-level for the first time.
Sonego won his only previous match against a qualifier at the Australian Open, defeating Joao Fonseca in the 2nd round this year. He has a 3-2 record against qualifiers in Grand Slams and a 19-12 record against them at Tour-level overall.
Sonego lost his only previous match against a left-handed player at the Australian Open, losing to Feliciano Lopez in the 2nd round in 2021. He has a 5-3 record against left-handed players in Grand Slams and a 26-20 record against them at Tour-level overall.
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Jessica Pegula
Zhizhen Zhang
Hubert Hurkacz
Nuno Borges
Zizou Bergs
Alexander Zverev
Dusan Lajovic
Mackenzie Mcdonald
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Corentin Moutet
Sumit Nagal
Jan-Lennard Struff
Hugo Grenier
Mariano Navone
Holger Rune
Sebastian Baez
Thiago Seyboth Wild
Taylor Fritz
Bu Yunchaokete
Daniil Medvedev
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Francisco Cerundolo
Michael Mmoh
Alex Michelsen
Ethan Quinn
Marcos Giron
Elena Rybakina
Iga Swiatek
If Sonego and Jannik Sinner both win their matches and advance to the quarterfinals, it will be the second time that multiple Italian men have reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open.
Sonego, currently ranked 55th in the ATP, is bidding to reach his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. This is his 7th appearance at the Australian Open and his 26th Grand Slam overall. Tien, ranked 121st, is also bidding to reach his first Grand Slam quarterfinal in his Australian Open debut.
Tien, at 19 years old, is aiming to become the youngest man to reach the quarterfinals at the Australian Open since 1989. He is also hoping to become the youngest American man to reach the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in the Open Era.
Both players have had successful runs at this year’s Australian Open, with Sonego defeating Stan Wawrinka, Joao Fonseca, and Daniil Medvedev to reach the round of 16. Tien, as a qualifier, has defeated Gregoire Barrere, Juan Pablo Ficovich, and Jozef Kovalik to reach this stage.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Sonego will win.
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