On the 22nd local time, Shelton, a young American heavy gun with a left-handed racket, tamed the Italian unseeded dark horse Sonego 6:4, 7:5, 4:6, 7:6 (7:4) after a fierce battle in four sets, and entered the men's singles semifinals of the Australian Open for the first time in his career, which is also the second time in his career that he has advanced to the men's singles semifinals of a Grand Slam.

Left-handed shot of the young American heavy artillery Shelton

"I'm feeling relieved right now, and I'm going to give Sonego a cheer." Shelton, who reached the semifinals of the US Open in 2023 and now reaches the semifinals of four Grand Slam tournaments, is not only the second active American player to reach the goal multiple times since Francis Tiafoe, but also follows in the footsteps of Tommy Paul to become the only active American player to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. ”

Italian unseeded black horse Sonego

21-seeded Shelton's last-four opponent will be the winner of Italy's reigning champion Sinner against local favourite De Minaur, "If you meet De Minaur, the favorite here, you can boo me as much as you want, or maybe the same may be the case with Sinner today, I understand and look forward to it, because I know that some of the crowd will still support me." ”

Italy's world No. 1 brother and defending champion Sinner

In the ensuing match, Italy's world No. 1 and defending champion Sinner crushed De Minaur 6:3, 6:2, 6:1 to advance to the men's singles quarterfinals of the 2025 Australian Open, leaving only two steps left to complete the great feat of the second consecutive victory.