Tien Celebrates Australian Open Victory

Learner Tien celebrated his shock Australian Open victory over three-times runner-up Daniil Medvedev in true teenage fashion, seeking out a well-earned pizza after edging a five-set thriller to progress to the third round.

The 19-year-old American qualifier, making his debut at the years opening Grand Slam, worked up a huge appetite during an almost five-hour-long tussle with the Russian on Thursday, before pulling off a major upset against the number five seed.

Plain pepperoni, Tien said of his post-match dining plans following a 6-3 7-64 6-78 1-6 7-67 win. Not too many pepperonis. More just cheese.

There was little plain or unremarkable about Tiens victory over his vastly experienced opponent, the left-hander racing clear of the former US Open champion to force Medvedev to fight back from match point down late in the third set.

The former world No. 1 hauled himself level to take the match into a decisive final set, where Tien prevailed in a tie-break to become the youngest American man to reach the third round since an 18-year-old Pete Sampras in 1990.