Home Africa Namibia: Tien rounds off breakout season with Next Gen title – Sport

Namibia: Tien rounds off breakout season with Next Gen title – Sport

Namibia: Tien rounds off breakout season with Next Gen title – Sport

Africa Links 24 with AFP
Published on 2025-12-21 20:50:03

American Learner Tien won the ATP Next Gen title on Sunday, defeating Belgium’s world number 116 Alexander Blockx 4-3 (7/4), 4-2, 4-1 in Jeddah.

The 20-year-old put last year’s defeat against Brazil’s Joao Fonseca in the tournament’s showpiece match behind him to win the season-ending event reserved for players aged 20-and-under, and cap off a breakout 2025 season which saw him win his first career title last month in Metz.

“I was able to check a lot of boxes that I wanted…

Read the Full article on The Namibian

Previous article9 killed, 10 wounded in South Africa pub shooting
Next articleLibya: Court of Assizes convicts former officials at the National Commercial Bank Shahat