Jannik Sinner vs Ben Shelton — Australian Open Semi-final
Australian Open · ATP · Semi-final
ITA1#1ATP
2320ELO
2263Hard ELO
$6.9MYTD
$65MCAREER
25 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWLW
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2025 ·
hard
USA21#6ATP
1960ELO
1922Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Sinner J.7-6 6-2 6-2
Shelton B.
Sinner J.
7663
Shelton B.
6220
Jannik Sinner defeated Ben Shelton 7-6 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Jannik Sinner came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 8–1, defending the title. Jannik Sinner extended the head-to-head to 9–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jannik Sinner closed it out in three sets, 7–6 6–2 6–2.
Head to head
8–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Jannik Sinner | 6-3 6-4 6-4 |
| 2025-11-09 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Jannik Sinner | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2025-10-27 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Jannik Sinner | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2025-06-30 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Jannik Sinner | 7-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2024-10-02 | Shanghai Masters | R16 | hard | Jannik Sinner | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2024-07-01 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Jannik Sinner | 6-2 6-4 7-6 |
| 2024-03-04 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Jannik Sinner | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2023-10-23 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Jannik Sinner | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2023-10-02 | Shanghai Masters | R16 | hard | Ben Shelton | 2-6 6-3 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
80%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
59%
57%
Service points won·Even
72%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
33%
Break points saved·Even
72%
70%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.0
10.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (103 vs 101). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
99
79
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Dominant
99
47
Deciding sets·Even
100
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
100
95
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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72
Shelton B.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 59 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast