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Legend tips Tien to go far
The Citizen
|October 15, 2025
Andre Agassi told AFP yesterday that “incredibly gifted” teenage American Learner Tien has the raw ability and mental steel to become one of the top tennis players in the world.
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The 19-year-old Tien (above) reached the final of the China Open in Beijing this month and last week pushed former No 1 Daniil Medvedev to three sets at the Shanghai Masters before being beaten in the last-16.
This story is from the October 15, 2025 edition of The Citizen.
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