Two friends from California, Learner Tien and Alex Michelsen, have both reached the fourth round at the Australian Open. Tien is 19, and Michelsen is 20.
Long-time friends Alex Michelsen and Learner Tien joined forces to put in the hard years for their 2025 pre-season. Now, the two have combined to make quite the splash at the first major of the year.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Learner Tien and Alex Michelsen were born about 15 months apart and first crossed paths a decade ago when they were playing in Southern California tennis tournaments for kids.
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Nineteen-year-old Learner Tien has been one of the breakout stars of the Australian Open 2025. The young American came through the qualifying rounds to book his place in the main draw.