Learner Tien says what he thinks about the Canadian Open crowd cheering against him vs Denis Shapovalov

Learner Tien was able to overcome both Denis Shapovalov and the Canadian Open crowd.

Tien is a hot prospect on the ATP Tour at just 19 years old and is currently at a career-high ranking of world number 61.

However, he looked to have a tricky second round match against former top 10 player Shapovalov, who has recently won an ATP title.

Shapovalov has given his verdict on why he lost the match, and now Tien has revealed what he thought of the Canadian Open crowd who were supporting his opponent.

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Learner Tien reacts to the Canadian Open crowd cheering against him

Shapovalov is one of many Canadian players competing in Toronto this year, and had the crowd fully behind him for the first night session match on Centre Court.

Despite the crowd being in favour of his opponent, Tien was actually very complimentary towards the Toronto crowd and claimed that he did not mind that they were cheering for Shapovalov.

“Toronto’s been great, actually,” Tien said in his post-match press conference. “Yeah, I’m staying in the city downtown, it’s a very nice spot. There’s lots of good food around. It’s not super different from the U.S. from what I’ve seen. It’s been great.

“The crowd and everything was super fun. I like those kind of atmospheres where everyone gets into the match. It makes, it’s an extra factor that adds to the match, so I think it’s really fun.

“I don’t really mind who they were really cheering for, but it just makes the match a bit more exciting.”

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Three American ATP players have a potential opportunity in the Canadian Open draw

This win for Tien means that he has reached the third round of a Masters 1000 tournament for the first time in his young career.

There is now a big opportunity for him and two other American players in his section of the draw.

Tien, Reilly Opelka and Alex Michelsen are all competing for one quarterfinal spot where third seed Lorenzo Musetti is also in the draw.

Despite being the favourite to come through this section of the draw, Musetti has won only one of his last four matches.

Musetti has also never surpassed the third round of the Canadian Open before and has never reached the quarterfinal of any Masters 1000 event played on outdoor hard courts.

Before Tien can think about the possibility of playing Musetti, he will look to beat his compatriot Opelka.

This will be a second meeting between Tien and Opelka, with the former winning their only previous match at the Italian Open earlier this year.

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