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Learner Tien #27 def. Ben Shelton #8

7-6(3) 4-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	Mar 8, 2026
Tournament	BNP Paribas Open
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Hard
Round	R32
Winner	Learner Tien
Score	7-6(3) 4-6 6-3
Loser	Ben Shelton
Duration	2h 10m

Stat	Learner Tien	Ben Shelton
Aces	15	8
Double faults	10	3
First serve %	67	63
First serve points won %	82	71
Second serve points won %	51	62
Break points saved %	83	88
Break points converted %	13	17
Service points won %	72	68
Return points won %	32	28
Total points won %	52	48
Serve rating	298	294
Return rating	86	90

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Learner Tien	Ben Shelton
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Dec 2, 2005	Oct 9, 2002
Age	20	23
Height	180	193
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	27	8
Ranking points (entering)	1,685	4,010
Elo (entering)	1,912	2,040
Career W-L	51–40	135–86
Career earnings	$4,419,145	$13,698,562

Pre-match H2H

Learner Tien 1 – 0 Ben Shelton

Path

Learner Tien's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 6, 2026	R64	Adam Walton	7-6(3) 7-6(8)	W	H2H	Match data

Learner Tien's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 10, 2026	R16	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	4-6 6-1 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data

Ben Shelton's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 6, 2026	R64	Reilly Opelka	6-7(3) 7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data