Sinner in Semi-final at the Australian Open

Everything is easy for Jannik Sinner who flies into the semi-final at the Australian Open tennis tournament. At the Rod Laver Arena, the world No. 1 and reigning champion of the Melbourne tournament easily beat Australian Alex De Minaur in three sets with the score of 6-3, 6-2, 6-1. American Ben Shelton now awaits the South Tyrolean champion in the semi-final. “Today I felt everything, on days like these, when you get the break from the start, everything becomes easier. You were all there for him, but you were very sporty, the atmosphere was extraordinary,” commented Sinner directly. “How do I feel after the problems in the last match? Yesterday was a very quiet day. I tried to rest and recover as much as possible and usually you do it very quickly, especially if you’re young. Now Shelton? It’s one of those that serves the best and I hope to stay focused like today. I hope it will be a great match for you too. The match between Sinner and Shelton, valid for the semi-final of the Australian Open, will be played on Friday January 24 at the Rod Laver Arena. The schedule is still to be defined, but most likely the match will be played around 9:30 a.m. (Italian time). The match between Sinner and Shelton will be broadcast by Eurosport, which has exclusive rights to the tournament. The channel is visible to subscribers of Sky, DAZN and Discovery+. The match can also be followed in streaming on the respective platforms with Sky GO, NOW, DAZN and the Eurosport player on Discovery+. On the ilmessaggero.it site, live text. Ben Shelton won over the Italian Lorenzo Sonego in four sets with the score of 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4) in 3 hours and 50 of battle concluded only in the tie -break of the fourth game. For the American, it is the second semi-final in a Grand Slam tournament. There are five precedents between Sinner and Shelton, with the world number one leading 4-1 in the head-to-head count: at Grand Slam level, they already met in the round of 16 at Wimbledon last year and l The Italian won in three sets. Born in 2002, Ben Shelton is a 22-year-old American tennis player from Atlanta (Georgia). In singles, he reached the semi-final of the 2023 US Open in his career (becoming the 3rd player under 21 in the Open era to play the first career ATP semi-final in a Grand Slam after Gustavo Kuerten and Wayne Ferreira) and the quarterfinals of the 2023 Australian Open. The same year, he won the ATP 500 in Tokyo and three ATP Challenger tournaments Round. To date, he is 20th in the world rankings, far from Jannik. A well-structured athlete (193 centimeters), he already has an important curriculum even in terms of contested tournaments and is already considered the star of American tennis. His rise to the top 20 was rapid and the margins for improvement are still very high.