Jannik Sinner advanced to his second successive Australian Open final as he overcame Ben Shelton with a convincing straight-set victory.
Ben Shelton has expressed his relief after reaching a maiden Australian Open semifinal after battling to a 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 victory over Lorenzo Sonego on Wednesday.
American Ben Shelton defeated Frances Tiafoe 7-5 4-6 6-3 to win the Fayez Sarofim & Co. Men's Clay Court Championships on Sunday.
Rising star Ben Shelton finally entered the winner's circle on the ATP Tour when he defeated Aslan Karatsev at the Japan Open in Tokyo on Sunday.
Ben Shelton ended Jannik Sinner's winning run with a 2-6 6-3 7-6 (5) victory to reach the quarter-finals of an ATP Masters 1000 tournament for the first time at the Shanghai Masters.
America's wait for a first home men's champion since Andy Roddick in 2003 will have to wait at least another year after Novak Djokovic defeated Ben Shelton in Friday's semi-finals.