Defending champion and World No. 1 Jannik Sinner will lock horns with Ben Shelton in the semifinals of the Australian Open 2025 on Friday, January 24. The Italian kicked off his title defense with a win over Nicolas Jarry and proceeded to beat Tristain Schoolkate, Marcos Giron, and 13th-seed Holger Rune to reach the quarterfinals.
Sinner took on home favorite and eighth seed Alex de Minaur for a spot in the last four and scored an easy 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 win over him. He improved his career record against the Aussie to 10-0 and extended his winning streak to 19 matches, which started with his triumph at last year's Shanghai Masters.
Shelton commenced his run in Melbourne with a win over Brandon Nakashima. He knocked out Pablo Carreno Busta, Lorenzo Musetti, and Gael Monfils over the next three rounds to make the last eight here for the second time. He took on Lorenzo Sonego in the quarterfinals and handed him a 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (4) loss.
Shelton has now advanced to the semifinals of the Australian Open for the first time, and for the second time at a Major following his previous semifinal finish at the US Open 2023. He'll now try to get the better of Sinner for the second time in his career.
Sinner leads Shelton 4-1 in the head-to-head. The American won his very first meeting at the Shanghai Masters 2023 in three sets. The Italian has won all four of their matches in straight sets since then, and their most recent contest also took place in Shanghai last year.
Sinner has been the man to beat on the tour for the past year. Shelton has his task cut out for him, and if he wants to progress to his maiden Major final, he will have to do it the hard way by beating the best player in the world right now. On that note, here are the relevant details on how to keep up with their upcoming contest:
Jannik Sinner vs Ben Shelton match schedule
Ben Shelton and Jannik Sinner will headline the night session on Rod Laver Arena on January 24, 2025.
Date: Friday, January 25, 2025.
Time: Starting at 7:30 p.m. local time, 3:30 a.m. ET, 8:30 a.m. GMT, and 2:00 p.m. IST.
Jannik Sinner vs Ben Shelton streaming details
Viewers can keep track of the semifinal bout between Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton at the Australian Open 2025 on the following channels and sites:
USA - Tennis Channel, ESPN
Canada - TSN, RDS
Australia - Stan Sport, Channel Nine
New Zealand - Sky NZ
UK and the rest of Europe - Eurosport
India and Subcontinent - Sony Sports
Latin America and Caribbean - ESPN International
Middle East - beIN Sports
Central Asia - Eurosport
China - CCTV, iQIYI
Japan - WOWOW
Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand - beIN Sports
Taiwan - Sportcast
Vietnam - K+
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