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.
MELBOURNE, Australia — American tennis player Ben Shelton criticized some of the questions and comments made by post-match TV interviewers at the Australian Open.
Australian Open semifinalist Ben Shelton said on Wednesday he was "shocked" by on-court TV interviews at Melbourne Park, slamming them as "disrespectful".
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Lorenzo Sonego of Italy hits the ball during the ... He he has won only six out of the 12 matches he has played at Melbourne Park. The Italian had his best result at the Australian Open in 2022 ...
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Learner Tien, 19, beats Corentin Moutet while Gael Monfils, 38, defeats fourth seed Taylor Fritz to reach the Australian Open fourth round.
Women's second seed Iga Swiatek romped to victory while defending men's champion Jannik Sinner was not as flawless in the evening, but proved he was still the man to beat at the year's opening Grand Slam.
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.
Shelton is the 25th American man in the Open Era man to reach the semis in Melbourne. He’s bidding to become the second straight American man to reach a Slam final after Taylor Fritz lost to Sinner in the U.S. Open final, and the first since Andy Roddick at the 2003 U.S. Open to win a major.