The glory of the Chinese Vietnamese? The 19-year-old dark horse entered the round of 16 of the Australian Open for the first time, breaking a 20-year record and matching Nadal

In a key match in the third round of the Australian Open men's singles that ended on January 18, Beijing time, the 19-year-old qualifier dark Marlena Qian defeated France's Moutai in straight sets and entered the round of 16 of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. This Vietnamese-Chinese teenager also made history.

In the last round, Lerner Qian battled for 4 hours and 49 minutes, knocking out the No. 5 seed and last year's runner-up Medvedev, which has already attracted the attention of the world. And against the Frenchman Moutai in this round, he still showed his best form.

In the first set, the two sides battled fiercely to the tie-break, and Lerner-Qian once saved the set point when he was 6-7 down, and finally won the first set after winning the tie-break 12-10. In the second and third sets, Lerner Qian continued to work hard and defeated Mutai 6-3 in two sets to successfully break into the Australian Open men's singles round of 16.

19-year-old Lerner Qian made history.He became the youngest player since Rafael Nadal in 2005 to reach the last 16 of the Australian Open.Next, Lerner Qian will face Italy's Sonego for a place in the last eight.

Lerner Chin, 19 years old, came to the United States during the Vietnam War to Chinese-Vietnamese parents (mother was a math teacher and named his son Learner, father was a lawyer and his daughter was named Justice).

With Lerner Qian advancing to the round of 16 of the Australian Open, his world ranking moved up 41 places to No. 80. Having become an overnight success, he has become one of the most anticipated new stars in men's tennis.