Daniil Medvedev stunned in 3am Australian Open loss to teen ranked world No.121

Daniil Medvedev was beaten by American teenager Learner Tien in five sets

Daniil Medvedev is out of the Australian Open after losing to American qualifier Learner Tien in the biggest upset of the tournament so far. The 28-year-old was taken all the way to a deciding set by his teenage opponent, with the match going on for nearly five hours and ending just before 3:00am. Medvedev went into the contest as the overwhelming favourite to win but ended up on the receiving end of a massive shock as Tien produced the display of his life to claim the spoils.

Tien is the youngest man to reach the Australian Open third round since Pete Sampras in 1990

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He made a flying start to the match, winning the first two sets to leave Medvedev on the brink of a straight-sets defeat. At one point, the Russian launched his racket into the advertising hoardings in a furious meltdown after being broken.

The tide began to turn after his outburst, with the former US Open champion finally settling in and playing closer to his best. It resulted in the match going to a fifth set, which was disrupted by a rain shower with the score deadlocked at five games each. There were a huge number of empty seats inside the Margaret Court Arena near the end of the contest. Hordes of fans left as the clock ticked over into the early hours of the morning, but those who stayed were treated to a thrilling display of knife-edge tennis. There was nothing to separate the two players, with a fifth-set tiebreak needed to determine the winner. It looked as though Medvedev would pull through but Tien managed to capitalise on his opponent's mistakes to claim an incredible victory.

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