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.
Lorenzo Sonego ended the dream run of another teenager at the Australian Open as the unseeded Italian beat qualifier Learner Tien 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 and reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time on Monday.
Watch Lorenzo Sonego deliver the shot of the year in his thrilling quarter-final against Ben Shelton at the Australian Open Day 11. A match not to be missed
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.
Big serving Ben Shleton will look to make his second ever Grand Slam semifinals with a win against Lorenzo Sonego. Shelton, who made the semifinals of the US O
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
Here is everything you need to know about Learner Tien vs. Lorenzo Sonego, including TV and streaming options for the match.
American showman Ben Shelton has joined in on condemning the host broadcaster of the Australian Open during an extraordinary, unprompted address to end his winning press conference.
Ben Shelton and Madison Keys achieved a joint milestone for American tennis at the Australian Open, one last accomplished by Andy Roddick and Serena Williams.
American tennis star Ben Shelton lashed out at 'disrespectful' comments from broadcasters and interviewers working at the Australian Open.