Ben Shelton advanced to the semi-final of the hard court major after beating Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4) at the Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday.

The big-serving American 21st seed will face either defending champion Jannik Sinner or Australia’s Alex de Minaur for a place in the final at Park.

French veteran Gaël Monfils rolled back the years to stun the USA’s No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday, winning 3-6 7-5 7-6(1) 6-4 after three hours and eight minutes of scintillating tennis.

American Ben Shelton wore down Italian Lorenzo Sonego in a highlight-laden clash at the end of the day session to reach his first semi-final at the Australian Open.

Ben Shelton, the 21st seed, reached his first Australian Open semi-final with a 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 win over Lorenzo Sonego in a thrilling match lasting 3 hours and 50 minutes. Shelton, known for his powerful serves,

World number four Taylor Fritz's exit means five of the top 10 men's seeds have now been knocked out of the season's first major

Ben Shelton is back in a second Australian Open quarter-final after coming through Monday's fourth-round battle with Gael Monfils, and the American faces first-time quarter-finalist Lorenzo Sonego in Wednesday's last-eight contest.

Ben Shelton ground down French veteran Gael Monfils Monday to set up an Australian Open quarterfinal against Lorenzo Sonego, who ended teenage qualifier Learner Tien’s fairytale run.

Fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz, in his first Grand Slam match since losing the U.S. Open final to Italy's Jannik Sinner last fall, cruised to a victory in the first round of the Australian Open. The 27-year-old Californian downed fellow U.S. player Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 on Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia.

Monfils upset fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the third round at Melbourne, Australia. When Monfils made his Australian Open debut in 2005, Fritz, now 27 years old, was 7.

After punctuating his victory with a 134 mph ace -- his 24th of the afternoon, doubling Fritz's total -- Monfils ... Tien faces 55th-ranked Lorenzo Sonego of Italy, a 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6), 6-1 ...

Gael Monfils rallied from a set down to claim a thrilling 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 win over American Taylor Fritz in a third-round match at the Australian Open.