{"id":379356,"date":"2026-01-20T01:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T01:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/379356\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T01:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T01:01:09","slug":"learner-tien-vs-alexander-shevchenko-preview-prediction-2026-australian-open-second-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/379356\/","title":{"rendered":"Learner Tien vs Alexander Shevchenko Preview &#038; Prediction | 2026 Australian Open | Second Round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestatszone.com\/betting-tips\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for today\u2019s sports betting tips from our expert analysts!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learner Tien, tipped by some to go deep in Melbourne, edged past fellow American Marcos Giron in five sets and now takes on 97th-ranked Alexander Shevchenko.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Start date\/time:<\/p>\n<p>Venue:\u00a0Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia<\/p>\n<p>Surface:\u00a0Outdoor hard<\/p>\n<p>How to watch on TV:\u00a0UK \u2013 TNT Sports \/ USA \u2013 ESPN<\/p>\n<p>How to watch online:\u00a0UK \u2013 discovery+ \/ USA \u2013 ESPN+ &amp; Tennis Channel<\/p>\n<p>Tickets:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ausopen.com\/ticket-info\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Visit this link for the latest Learner Tien vs Alexander Shevchenko ticket information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learner Tien vs Alexander Shevchenko prediction<\/p>\n<p>Rising star Learner Tien came through a see-saw battle with compatriot Marcos Giron in the first round, eventually coming through in five sets to continue his impressive ascent up the world rankings.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old American, who won the Next Gen ATP Finals in December, reached the fourth round in Melbourne last year and big things are expected of him in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>After losing the first set against Elias Ymer, Alexander Shevchenko moved up a gear to take the next three and reach the second round of the Australian Open for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n<p>The Kazakhstani player is a solid performer, but generally prefers clay to hard courts. With Tien on an upward trajectory and likely to be more relaxed after this first-round battle, we expect the American to progress.<\/p>\n<p>Learner Tien vs Alexander Shevchenko tip:\u00a0Learner Tien to win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Click here for today\u2019s sports betting tips from our expert analysts! Learner Tien, tipped by some to go&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379357,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[101,118,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-379356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-sports","tag-tennis","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}