Saturday, October 26

Clervie Ngounoue, Learner Tien, Wins USTA 18s, Earn US Open Wild Playing cards

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday August 13, 2023

Learnier Tien, 17, and Clervie Ngounoue, 17, have earned most important draw wild playing cards into this yr’s US Open, because of their titles on the USTA Boys’ and Girls’ 18s National Championships.

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Tien, from Irvine, defeated Trevor Svajda 6-0, 6-4, 6-4 within the remaining at Kalamazoo, whereas Ngounoue, this yr’s Wimbledon Girls Singles champion, defeated Katherine Hui, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Tien is the primary boy to win again to again USTA 18s titles since Jack Sock in 2010-11.


He misplaced to Miomir Kecmanovic in 4 units on the US Open final yr.

Tien, who reached a career-high junior rating of No.4, performed the Boys remaining on the Australian Open, then reached the semifinals of the Boys’ occasion at Roland-Garros this yr.

Ngounoue, a former junior No.1 (at the moment No.1) will make her Grand Slam most important draw debut in Flushing Meadows.


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