India, Jan. 25 -- Over the last couple of seasons, the Australian Open seems like the place to be for fresh American faces to break new ground in their fledgling pro journey. Last year, teen Learner Tien made his first Grand Slam fourth round after stunning fifth seed Daniil Medvedev in Round 2.

This year, teen Iva Jovic is into her first Grand Slam quarter-final after upsetting 7th seed Jasmine Paolini in Round 3 and backing it up with a dominant 6-0, 6-1 win over Yulia Putintseva on Sunday.

A year older, Tien's also gone a step further this time, taking down the same man that turned into the teen's most prized catch of 2025. Except, Medvedev looked like a fish out of water against the now 20-year-old left-hander in the 6-4, 6-0, 6-3 r...