Tight battle
Tien outlasts Nishioka in Stuttgart
6-7(3) 7-6(3)
- 1/16 Finals
- Grass
- Tight Battle
Learner Tien defeated Y. Nishioka 6-7(3) 7-6(3) in the first round of the Stuttgart ATP singles event on grass. Each player took a tiebreak, with Nishioka claiming the opener 7-3 in the breaker before Tien leveled and ultimately prevailed by winning the second-set tiebreak by the same 7-3 margin. The match was played on June 10, 2025, at the 1/16-final stage of the Stuttgart grass-court tournament.
Match context
Why this one matters
A win in a 1/16 finals match at Stuttgart on grass courts matters because the archive is not just counting results. It shows where Tien's game is carrying from week to week: surface, stage, opponent type, and whether a tournament is becoming a chapter instead of a one-off line score.
- Lost set 1 tiebreak 7-6(3), won set 2 tiebreak 7-6(3)
- Two consecutive tiebreaks decided the match
- Recovered from set-one deficit on grass
Stuttgart — every round
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