Alex Michelsen vs Learner Tien — Brisbane Round of 16
Brisbane · ATP · Round of 16
#41ATP
1825ELO
1810Hard ELO
$797kYTD
$4.7MCAREER
21 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 4 January 2026 ·
hard
USA8#12ATP
1941ELO
1904Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$4.4MCAREER
20 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Michelsen A.6-4 6-2
Tien L.
Michelsen A.
662
Tien L.
420
Alex Michelsen defeated Learner Tien 6-4 6-2 in the Brisbane round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Learner Tien came in ranked #12. Alex Michelsen extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Alex Michelsen dropped just 6 games past Learner Tien.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | Geneva | QF | clay | Learner Tien | 4-6 6-3 1-6 |
| 2025-07-27 | Canada Masters | R16 | hard | Alex Michelsen | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2025-03-31 | Houston | R32 | clay | Alex Michelsen | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2024-12-18 | Next Gen Finals | SF | hard | Learner Tien | 2-4 4-2 1-4 4-0 4-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.5
7.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
62
91
Break points saved·Even
92
92
Break points won·Dominant
32
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
80
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
83
100
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
80
56
Michelsen A.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 39 games (7d) · Tien L.: played today · 3 matches, 69 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast