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.

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

Ben Shelton beats Lorenzo Sonego to reach Australian Open semi-finals - The American will take on either Jannik Sinner or Alex De Minaur.

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.

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.

Jannik Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur to progress to the Australian Open semi-finals. He will be playing against Ben Shelton in the semis, who defeated Lorenzo Sonego in a thrilling quarter-final at Rod Laver Arena.

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.

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.

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