MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — 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.

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Since 1988, when the Australian Open moved to Melbourne Park, Shelton is just the second left-handed player to reach the semi-finals of both hard court grand slams, after the great Rafael Nadal. He is also the youngest left-handed player to reach the Australian Open semi-finals since Nadal back in 2008.

Ben Shelton has never been to a Grand Slam final, but he'll have to beat the No. 1 tennis player in the world to get there.

Australian Open semi-finalist Ben Shelton said Wednesday he was "shocked" by on-court TV interviews at Melbourne Park, slamming them as "disrespectful". The 37-year-old great had said he would refuse to do on-court interviews until he got an apology.

Ben Shelton reaches his first Australian Open semi-final with a battling win over Lorenzo Sonego in Melbourne.

Ben Shelton has expressed his relief after reaching a maiden Australian Open semifinal after battling to a 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 victory over Lorenzo Sonego on Wednesday.