MELBOURNE – Jannik Sinner played down any injury fears on Jan 22 after suffering from cramp in his Australian Open semi-final win, saying physical struggles were all part of getting through two-week-long Grand Slams. The world No. 1 blasted past Ben Shelton, admitting he was relieved to come through in straight sets.

"Every champion was once a contender who refused to give up." What does this Rocky Balboa quote have to do with the Australian Open final? Quite a lot, actually.

Jannik Sinner will have to go past Ben Shelton to move one more step closer to his second Australian Open trophy on the trot. The Italian and the American youngsters will meet in the semifinals, scheduled on Friday (January 24).

Defending champion and No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner easily dispatches host country's last hope; Ben Shelton takes on-court interviewers to task.

The world No. 1 improved his major hard-court win streak to 20 in a row to book a championship match against Alexander Zverev.

Novak Djokovic faces Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Friday with the Serb's bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title picking up steam at just the right time. Djokovic, who is looking for an 11th title at Melbourne Park,

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.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner continued his sizzling Australian Open run with a victory over American Ben Shelton.

Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton went head-to-head on Friday evening in the second Australian Open men's singles semi-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.

It was since 2019 – when Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal faced each other in the final – that the last act of the Happy Slam had not pitted the top two players in the ATP ranking against each other.