American Learner Tien kept the teenage revolution going at the Australian Open by reaching the last 16 on Saturday after 38-year-old Gael Monfils had made a statement for the older player with a stunning upset of fourth seed Taylor Fritz.

Gael Monfils spoke about his priorities after advancing to the fourth round of the Australian Open, stating that winning a Grand Slam title is not his dream. The 38-year-old player stunned World No.

Shelton entered the tournament after losing his first match of the 2025 season at the ASB Classic in Auckland. The 22-year-old started his campaign in Melbourne after beating compatriot Brandon Nakashima 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5. He followed this up with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4 win to set up a third-round clash with 16th seed Lorenzo Musetti.

Jannik Sinner continues Australian Open defence with straightforward win; Gael Monfils, 38, dumps out fourth seed Taylor Fritz; American teen sensation Learner Tien also progresses in Melbourne; watch

Learner Tien, 19, beats Corentin Moutet while Gael Monfils, 38, defeats fourth seed Taylor Fritz to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

American Learner Tien kept the teenage revolution going at the Australian Open by reaching the fourth round on Saturday after 38-year-old Gael Monfils had made a big statement for the old guard with a stunning win over fourth seed Taylor Fritz.

World number four Taylor Fritz's exit means five of the top 10 men's seeds have now been knocked out of the season's first major

Frenchman Monfils is only the second player aged 38 or over, after Roger Federer, to make the last 16 in Melbourne since 1988. He is enjoying quite the start to 2025 after becoming the oldest ever winner of an ATP Tour singles title in Auckland last weekend.

Alex Michelsen, 20, is another young U.S. player who is making some noise in Melbourne. He upset world No. 11 and 2023 Open runner-up Stefanos Tsistipas in the first round, then pulled off another strong win in the third in straight-sets against No. 19 Karen Khachanov.

Two of four American men still playing in Melbourne, Irvine native Tien, 19, and Aliso Viejo native Michelsen, 20, became friends on the youth tennis circuit

MELBOURNE — Everything came so easily for Iga Swiatek during a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Emma Raducanu Saturday in the only Australian Open women’s third-round match between two past Grand Slam champions — if you thought that meant it would be close, you’d have been rather wrong — that this was how she described it: