Learner Tien, 17, will compete in the 2023 US Open after clinching the men’s singles title at the USTA 18s’ National Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for the second time in a row.
Tien, the top seed in the tournament from Irvine, California, defeated No. 10 seed Trevor Svajda, a 17-year-old from San Diego, California, in the final in straight sets, 6-0, 6-4, 6-4. In the process, Tien secured a wildcard to enter the main draw of the 2023 US Open for the second year in a row.
Before Tien, Trevor Svajda’s older brother Zachary Svajda won the boys’ 18s singles title in 2019 and 2021….