The top-ranked defending champ will face No. 2 Alexander Zverev in the championship after rallying to win the first set and oust the 22-year-old American

An ailing leg leads to an abrupt finish for the 24-time major winner, who’s a 10-time winner in Melbourne.

Sinner, the world No. 1 and defending champion, reached his second straight Australian Open final with a 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 semifinal victory over No. 21 Ben Shelton, the Atlanta native. The Italian improved to 15-0 against Americans in majors.

Ben Shelton has reached his first Australian Open semifinal by defeating Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 in an entertaining match.

The 23-year-old Italian’s next opponent in Australia will be No. 13 Holger Rune, who beat Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7 (5), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

The World No. 1, despite feeling unwell in sweltering conditions, kept up his title defense with a four-set triumph.

The win sets up a showdown with Alexander Zverev of Germany in Sunday’s final. Earlier Friday, Zverev won the first set of his semifinal when Novak Djokovic missed a putaway volley in a tiebreak. Djokovic retired on the spot, unable to overcome the muscle tear he suffered in his quarterfinal win over Carlos Alcaraz Tuesday night.

Jannik Sinner is one match away from defending a Grand Slam title for the first time in his career after reaching the Australian Open final.

The final matches for men's and women's singles at the 2025 Australian Open have been set. On the men's side, it is the top two ranked players in the world: Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev. However,

Jannik Sinner advanced to his second successive Australian Open final as he overcame Ben Shelton with a convincing straight-set victory. The world No 1 prevailed 7-6(2), 6-2, 6-2 in the semi-final encounter to earn his fifth straight win over Shelton and improve his overall head-to-head record against the 22-year-old American to 5-1.