Ben Shelton battled to a four-set win over Lorenzo Sonego to reach his second grand slam semi-final. The big-serving American made his breakthrough at the Australian Open two years ago with a run to the quarter-finals on his debut before bettering that at the US Open.
The 21st seed Ben Shelton is through to his second Major semi-final at the Australian Open, the first in Melbourne. The young American ousted Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 in three hours and 50 minutes, remaining on the title course.
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All-action Ben Shelton battled past stubborn Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7/4) on Wednesday to reach his first Australian Open semi-final.
Atlanta native Ben Shelton reached his second Grand Slam semifinal at age 22 by beating the unseeded Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday.
Swiatek will face No. 19 Madison Keys of the U.S. on Thursday night for a berth in the final. The other women’s semifinal is No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion, against her good friend, No. 11 Paula Badosa.
MELBOURNE — Ben Shelton’s Australian Open quarterfinal foe, Lorenzo Sonego, produced the shot of the tournament — diving to his left for a volley with so much spin that the ball bounced on one side of the net, then floated back over to the other — but it was the American who ended up with the victory Wednesday.
In a match scheduled for Friday, Fabian Marozsan (No. 59 in rankings) will face Lorenzo Sonego (No. 55) in the Round of 32 at the Australian Open.Sonego secured a five-set win over Joao Fonseca
Lorenzo Sonego's Australian Open has come to an end at the hands of American Ben Shelton, who trumped him 6-4 7-5 4-6 7-6(4) to book his second appearance in a grand slam semi-final. Shelton, the youngest American male to reach a second singles quarter-final at the AO since Andy Roddick over 20 years ago,
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Since 1988, when the Australian Open moved to Melbourne Park, Shelton is just the second left-handed player to reach the semi-finals of both hard court grand slams, after the great Rafael Nadal. He is also the youngest left-handed player to reach the Australian Open semi-finals since Nadal back in 2008.