Jannik Sinner Advances to Australian Open Semifinals and Will Face Djokovic
Melbourne, Australia – Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner, the current champion, secured his place in the semi-finals of the Australian Open after defeating American Ben Shelton in three sets with scores of 6-3, 6-4 and 6-4.
This victory marks Sinner’s ninth consecutive Grand Slam semi-final, and his third at the Australian Open. His performance reaffirms his position as one of the most dominant players on the circuit.
Sinner, ranked number two in the world, has demonstrated his superiority over Shelton, adding his ninth victory in ten direct confrontations. The match lasted two hours and 24 minutes.
In the semifinals, Sinner will face the Serbian Novak Djokovic, who also advanced to this instance.
Djokovic Advances Due to Musetti’s Retirement
Novak Djokovic secured his place in the semifinals due to the withdrawal of his opponent, the Italian Lorenzo Musetti, who suffered an injury.
Musetti, despite having won the first two sets with scores of 6-4 and 6-3, was forced to abandon the match due to a right leg adductor injury.
The injury occurred at the beginning of the third set, after the second game, forcing Musetti to request medical assistance. Although he tried to continue, he couldn’t and retired with a score of 3-1 in the third set, after a double fault and after one hour and 59 minutes of play.
Musetti’s injury represents a hard blow for the Italian, who had expressed being playing at a high level before his retirement.
