Learner Tien def. Alexander Bublik 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 — Italian Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Learner Tien defeated Alexander Bublik 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the R32 of the Italian Open 2026.

Learner Tien lost the opening set but flipped the match where Alexander Bublik couldn't follow his first serve: behind the second delivery. Tien won 65% of his second-serve points (20 of 31) to Bublik's 42% (17 of 40), and that 23-point gap carried the comeback as Bublik's error count piled up to 44 against Tien's 31. Once the leak opened, Tien took the second set 6-3 and broke late in the third to close it out 7-5, moving to 2-0 in the head-to-head.

Match stats

Learner Tien: 3 aces, 36 winners, 67% first serves, 2 double faults, 3/10 break points. Alexander Bublik: 8 aces, 27 winners, 62% first serves, 3 double faults, 2/6 break points.

Profiles: Learner Tien · Alexander Bublik — Italian Open 2026

Head-to-head

Learner Tien and Alexander Bublik have met 2 times, with Learner Tien leading the head-to-head 2–0.

• Geneva Open 2026 Semifinal — Learner Tien won 6-1, 4-6, 7(7)-6(5)