His departure sets up a Sunday men’s final between the second-seeded Zverev and the tournament’s No. 1 seed and defending champ, Jannik Sinner, who prevailed over the American

In a stunning development at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic withdrew because of injury after losing the first set of his semifinal match versus Alexander Zverev. Zverev, the No. 2 seed, won a grueling first set in a 7–6 tiebreaker that lasted one hour and 26 minutes.

Jannik Sinner (No. 1 ranking) will face Ben Shelton (No. 20) in the semifinals at the Australian Open on Thursday, January 23.Sinner enters the semifinals after winning in three sets, 6-3, 6-2,

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner cruised past Ben Shelton 7-6(2), 6-2, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena to book his spot in the 2025 Australian Open final. Defending his title, Sinner will face Alexander Zverev on January 26.

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.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner has overcome some third-set cramping to beat Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 to return to the Australian Open final as he pursues a third Grand Slam title.

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.

The top two seeds clash in the final as defending champion Sinner goes for back-to-back Australian Open titles

Jannik Sinner overcame Ben Shelton in straight sets to reach the Australian Open final, extending his 20-match win streak.

Italian world No. 1 books meeting with second-ranked German Alexander Zverev, who advanced when Novak Djokovic retired. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jannik Sinner will be bidding to defend his Australian Open title after making his way to the showdown clash in 2025 after beating Ben Shelton. Despite trailing in the first set, the Italian bounced back and won the match in straight sets.