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

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.

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.

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.

Ben Shelton, a 22-year-old Atlanta native, is through to his first career Australian Open semifinal after defeating Italy's Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday in Melbourne.

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.

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.