Tight battle

Tien defeats Kecmanovic in Delray Beach

6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(5)

Learner Tien edged past Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-6(5) in a tightly contested first-round match at the Delray Beach Open on Thursday. The American survived a second-set tiebreak defeat before holding his nerve to close out the deciding set tiebreak 7-5 and advance on hard courts. Tien moves into the quarterfinals at a tournament where he will look to build on a promising start to the outdoor hard-court season.

Match context

Why this one matters

A win in a 1/8 finals match at Delray Beach on hard 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.

  • Two tiebreaks decided sets 2 & 3
  • Survived 6-7(4) tiebreak loss in set 2
  • 7-6(5) clincher in deciding set

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