The young American prospect praised the figure of her coach, whom she considers key to making a qualitative leap on the clay court tour.
Michael Chang
The American has made a leap in quality in 2025, but nothing is coincidence. On his bench, Michael Chang has been accompanying him since August.
After the 2025 Roland Garros final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the tennis world has no doubt that we are witnessing the beginning of a new era. Some, like Mats Wilander, dare to place them above Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, but others, like Michael Chang, prefer to focus on the good relationship between the Spanish and Italian players: "Alcaraz and Sinner have a very healthy respect for each other. Different from what was seen before, like between McEnroe and Connors or McEnroe and Lendl. There was no friendship there. The generation before mine was very competitive, they actually didn't speak to each other," said the American in an interview with CLAY.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Chang: "Alcaraz y Sinner se tienen un respeto muy sano"
Learner Tien has been another of the tennis players who has disappointed at the Miami Open 2026. The American had a golden opportunity to continue climbing positions in the ATP ranking, but the current world number 21 fell in the first round against Kamil Majchrzak, where his problems with double faults resurfaced (6). While he has increased the number of aces, the number of double faults has also risen. So far this year, the American has 158 aces and 82 double faults.
However, his coach, Michael Chang, is not concerned about this high number of double faults: "The number of double faults is higher than normal, we have noticed that, but sometimes he is more aggressive on the second serves, it's part of the process to become a more aggressive server," stated the former player in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, A Chang no le preocupan las dobles faltas de Tien: "Forma parte del proceso para ser un sacador más agresivo"
The legendary former player has been coaching young Tien for months, who will seek to make a historic upset against Djokovic at the US Open 2025.
The young American prospect praised the figure of her coach, whom she considers key to making a qualitative leap on the clay court tour.
Learner Tien has been another of the tennis players who has disappointed at the Miami Open 2026. The American had a golden opportunity to continue climbing positions in the ATP ranking, but the current world number 21 fell in the first round against Kamil Majchrzak, where his problems with double faults resurfaced (6). While he has increased the number of aces, the number of double faults has also risen. So far this year, the American has 158 aces and 82 double faults.
However, his coach, Michael Chang, is not concerned about this high number of double faults: "The number of double faults is higher than normal, we have noticed that, but sometimes he is more aggressive on the second serves, it's part of the process to become a more aggressive server," stated the former player in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, A Chang no le preocupan las dobles faltas de Tien: "Forma parte del proceso para ser un sacador más agresivo"
The American has made a leap in quality in 2025, but nothing is coincidence. On his bench, Michael Chang has been accompanying him since August.
The legendary former player has been coaching young Tien for months, who will seek to make a historic upset against Djokovic at the US Open 2025.
After the 2025 Roland Garros final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the tennis world has no doubt that we are witnessing the beginning of a new era. Some, like Mats Wilander, dare to place them above Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, but others, like Michael Chang, prefer to focus on the good relationship between the Spanish and Italian players: "Alcaraz and Sinner have a very healthy respect for each other. Different from what was seen before, like between McEnroe and Connors or McEnroe and Lendl. There was no friendship there. The generation before mine was very competitive, they actually didn't speak to each other," said the American in an interview with CLAY.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Chang: "Alcaraz y Sinner se tienen un respeto muy sano"