Learner Tien vs Tomas Machac Preview & Prediction | 2025 Italian Open | Second Round
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American teenager Learner Tien takes on Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic in the second-round of the Italian Open.
Ranking points: ATP 1000
Start date/time: Saturday 10th May, 2025: UK – not before 10:00am / US ET – not before 5:00am / US PT – not before 2:00am
Venue: Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
Surface: Outdoor clay
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
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Learner Tien vs Tomas Machac prediction
Learner Tien ended his six-match losing streak on the tour as he defeated compatriot Reilly Opelka in straight sets to make it through to the second-round in Rome. Tien looked to have wrapped the match up in the second-set tiebreak having raced to a 5-0 lead, but Opelka fought back. The youngster finally clinched the mammoth set 13-11 in the tiebreak to win 6-4 7-6.
Tomas Machac has struggled to get going over the past month on clay. He lost in three sets to Alex de Minaur in the second-round of Monte-Carlo before withdrawing from the Barcelona Open due to a stomach virus. He made his return in Madrid but fell to a surprising loss to Britain’s Jacob Fearnley in the second-round despite taking the first set.
These two have played each other once, in the quarter-finals of the Mexican Open earlier this season, with Machac winning in straight sets on his way to winning the event.
The Czech player is not in the same kind of form this time around but should still have enough for victory against the teenager.
Learner Tien vs Tomas Machac tip: Tomas Machac to win
