Ben Shelton's Australian Open quarterfinal foe, Lorenzo Sonego, produced the shot of the tournament — diving to his left for a volley with so much spin that the ball bounced on one side of the net, then floated back over to the other — but it was the American who ended up with the victory Wednesday.

There was an unknown factor about Jannik Sinner's condition after the problems he had during the match against Holger Rune at the 2025 Australian Open. The world No.1 swept away any doubts by demolishing Alex de Minaur in the last quarterfinal and reached the semifinals of the Happy Slam, where he will try to defend the title he won last year.

MELBOURNE - Carlos Alcaraz said he thought the trio of teenagers who have lit up the first week of the Australian Open have the skills to play the game at the top level, but stopped short of offering them advice barring not to beat him.

Carlos Alcaraz was once a teenager winning grand slam titles and the Spanish superstar believes Joao Fonseca could follow in his footsteps.

And not the kid across the net, Carlos Alcaraz ... and No. 21 Ben Shelton against unseeded Lorenzo Sonego. This was the eighth Djokovic vs. Alcaraz meeting, but the first at the Australian ...

Jannik Sinner has labelled Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic’s rivalry as "the best in tennis" after the pair played each other at the Australian Open.

Joao Fonseca has become the talk of the town in Melbourne after causing a big upset at the Australian Open. The 18-year-old qualifier stunned No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets as he made his Grand Slam main draw debut on Tuesday.

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain plays a forehand return ... No. 8 Alex de Minaur, and No. 21 Ben Shelton against unseeded Lorenzo Sonego. This was the eighth Djokovic vs. Alcaraz meeting, but the first ...

And not the kid across the net, Carlos Alcaraz, who was making things ... No. 8 Alex de Minaur, and No. 21 Ben Shelton against unseeded Lorenzo Sonego. Feeling out of the loop?

On Friday, Djokovic’s 50th major semifinal will come against No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev, a two-time runner-up at majors who beat No. 12 Tommy Paul 7-6 (1), 7-6 (0), 2-6, 6-1. The other men’s quarterfinals are Wednesday: No. 1 Jannik Sinner vs. No. 8 Alex de Minaur, and No. 21 Ben Shelton against unseeded Lorenzo Sonego.

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It seems as if there’s always something going on with Novak Djokovic at Grand Slam tournaments. Even he says so. Djokovic will face Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open semifinals