Ben Shelton advanced to the semi-final of the hard court major after beating Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4) at the Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday.

The big-serving American 21st seed will face either defending champion Jannik Sinner or Australia’s Alex de Minaur for a place in the final at Park.

American Ben Shelton wore down Italian Lorenzo Sonego in a highlight-laden clash at the end of the day session to reach his first semi-final at the Australian Open.

Ben Shelton, the 21st seed, reached his first Australian Open semi-final with a 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 win over Lorenzo Sonego in a thrilling match lasting 3 hours and 50 minutes. Shelton, known for his powerful serves,

Ben Shelton ground down French veteran Gael Monfils Monday to set up an Australian Open quarterfinal against Lorenzo Sonego, who ended teenage qualifier Learner Tien’s fairytale run.

Ben Shelton is back in a second Australian Open quarter-final after coming through Monday's fourth-round battle with Gael Monfils, and the American faces first-time quarter-finalist Lorenzo Sonego in Wednesday's last-eight contest.

Fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz, in his first Grand Slam match since losing the U.S. Open final to Italy's Jannik Sinner last fall, cruised to a victory in the first round of the Australian Open. The 27-year-old Californian downed fellow U.S. player Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 on Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia.

World number four Taylor Fritz's exit means five of the top 10 men's seeds have now been knocked out of the season's first major

Teenage qualifier Learner Tien's Australian Open fairytale ended on Monday as Italy's Lorenzo Sonego blasted into his first Grand Slam quarter-final on his 26th attempt.It's not the right way to win but I'm so happy to reach the quarter-finals.

Frenchman Monfils is only the second player aged 38 or over, after Roger Federer, to make the last 16 in Melbourne since 1988. He is enjoying quite the start to 2025 after becoming the oldest ever winner of an ATP Tour singles title in Auckland last weekend.

More remarkably: Djokovic has now advanced to his fiftieth major semifinal, after beating Alcaraz in a grueling four-set match that went to about 1:00 am local time in Melbourne. That number sets yet another Djokovic record in men’s tennis, further cementing the athlete’s legendary status.