Ben Shelton has reached his first Australian Open semifinal by defeating Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (4) in an entertaining match

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.

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 told the Australian Open fans they were allowed to "boo and throw things at my head" after advancing to the semi-final for the first time. The American defeated Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 7-5 4-6 7-6 (4) to move into the last four and admitted it was one of his favourite matches he'd played.

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.

In the Round of 32 at the Australian Open on Friday, Lorenzo Musetti (ranked No. 15) takes on Ben Shelton (No. 20).Shelton earned a four-set win over Pablo Carreno Busta (6-3, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4) in

Ben Shelton reaches his first Australian Open semi-final with a battling win over Lorenzo Sonego in Melbourne.

Watch the match highlights between Ben Shelton & Lorenzo Sonego in Quarterfinals of the 2025 Australian Open Men's Singles Tournament Tennis.