Learner Tien vs Tommy PaulMontreal Round of 32

Montreal · ATP · Round of 32
#19ATP
1941ELO
1904Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$4.4MCAREER
20 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10
WLLWWLLWLW
Sets
Friday, 7 August 2026 ·
hard
#21ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
WLLWWLLWWW
Tien L.
vs
Paul T.

Learner Tien faces Tommy Paul in the Montreal round of 32 on hard. Learner Tien is the paper favourite — ranked #19, a roughly 20-point hard Elo advantage — but Tommy Paul has won their only previous meeting.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 08:50 UTC
Tien L.45%
Paul T.55%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Toss-up · Too close to call

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Common opponents

Last 12 months
13 common opponents · Tien L. 11–5 · Paul T. 10–5
Both won · different surfaces (Hard × Clay)
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
5.3+23 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.7Hard Elo 1881
4.9Overall Elo 1941
ELO gap
5.1Overall Elo 1948
3.0Trails 0–1 on hard
H2H
7.0Leads 1–0 on hard
5.66 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
6.87 of last 10 on hard
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

30 vs 38 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
75%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.7
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 38). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Tien L.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Paul T.

Paul T.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Tien L.

Serve advantage — Paul T.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
92
90
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
97
Break points won·Even
88
89
Deciding sets·Even
99
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
99
90

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
75
79

Tien L.: played today · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Paul T.: played today · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather forecast
24°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 81%

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-16Delray BeachSFhardTommy Paul4-6 6-4 6-3

Draw