{
  "id": 5481380,
  "title": "Monfils falls to Tien at US Open in Grand Slam farewell",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/monfils-falls-to-tien-at-us-open-in-grand-slam-farewell-5481380",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T02:05:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/09/04/monfils-falls-to-tien-at-us-open-in-grand-slam-farewell"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thursday marked Gael Monfils' farewell to a Grand Slam at the US Open, as the French tennis star fell to American Learner Tien in straight sets. Monfils, 36, bid farewell to the New York crowd with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 loss. Tien, a 20-year-old lefty known for his strategic play, saved all eight break points during the two-hour, 16-minute contest. Despite Tien's dominance, Monfils received the loudest support from the New York crowd in all three sets, with chants echoing throughout the match. Monfils, who has been a fan favorite in New York since his 2005 US Open debut, expressed gratitude to the crowd, acknowledging it as his second-best crowd after Paris. Tien, bidding farewell to his home country, received warm applause and a handshake from a smiling Monfils after the match. Tien will next face 17th-seeded Jakub Mensik.",
  "summary": "Gael Monfils took a final Grand Slam bow in his 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 loss to Learner Tien.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Tien too good as Monfils makes final Grand Slam bow at US Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/tien-too-good-as-monfils-makes-final-grand-slam-bow-at-us-open",
        "published": "2026-09-04T01:36:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Monfils falls to Tien at US Open in Grand Slam farewell",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/monfils-falls-to-tien-at-us-open-in-grand-slam-farewell-5478436",
        "published": "2026-09-04T02:05:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Monfils falls to Tien at US Open in Grand Slam farewell",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/monfils-falls-to-tien-at-us-open-in-grand-slam-farewell",
        "published": "2026-09-04T02:15:56.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}