Ben Shelton ground down French veteran Gael Monfils Monday to set up an Australian Open quarter-final against Lorenzo Sonego, who ended teenage qualifier Learner Tien's fairytale run. Shelton will next meet Sonego,
Lorenzo Sonego will be Ben Shelton's quarterfinal opponent in Australian Open 2025. The two will lock horns for the third out, with their head-to-head currently tied at 1-1.
Ben Shelton took a moment during his Australian Open post-match presser to call out this year's on-court interviewers as the world No. 20 thinks some of the comments made toward him and other players were plain disrespectful and mockery.
Shelton won 7-6 (7/3), 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/2), 1-0 with each of the first three sets lasting almost an hour
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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.
Italian player Lorenzo Sonego defeated American teenager Learner Tien at the Australian Open to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final. Sonego's experienced play proved decisive in a match dogged by Tien's injury.
Ben Shelton faces Lorenzo Sonego in the Australian Open quarterfinal. Read our preview, H2H analysis, and top 5 betting tips.
American tennis star Ben Shelton has shown his class after opponent Gael Monfils was forced to retire in the fourth set of their gripping clash at the Australian Open on Monday night. Monfils pulled the pin with 21st seed Shelton leading 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-2), 1-0 much to the dismay of the crowd.
Monfils upset fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the third round at Melbourne, Australia. When Monfils made his Australian Open debut in 2005, Fritz, now 27 years old, was 7.
Learner Tien, 19, beats Corentin Moutet while Gael Monfils, 38, defeats fourth seed Taylor Fritz to reach the Australian Open fourth round.
Shelton, who will face Jannik Sinner on Friday night for a spot in the final, made the complaint unprompted in his press conference after beating Lorenzo Sonego in their quarter-final. The American pointed to two of his own post-match interviews that he was not happy with.