American Ben Shelton (ATP 20) qualified for the semi-finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne. He beat the Italian Lorenzo Sonego (ATP 55) in four sets, 6-4 7-5 4-6 7-6 (7/4).
By dominating Sonego on the Rod Laver Arena court, Shelton, at 22, offered himself his second semi-final in a Grand Slam tournament after that at the US Open in 2023. The Italian, aged 29, was playing his first Grand Slam quarter-final. Winner of the last duel against Shelton in the first round of Roland-Garros in 2023, he is now trailing 2-1 in his direct confrontations with the American left-hander, after having lost in 2022 in Cincinnati, already on hard court.
Sonego, however, offered a long resistance to Shelton, who took almost four hours to defeat him. In the semi-final, Shelton will face the winner of the last quarter-final, which will pit Italian Janick Sinner against Australian Alex de Minaur.
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