The second semifinal of the Australian Open was defined this Wednesday (22/01). Italian Jannik Sinner and American Ben Shelton won their clashes and will face each other in search of a place in the tournament’s final. Sinner x Shelton will happen this Thursday (23); see more below.
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Sinner beat Jarry (3 sets to 0), Schoolkate (3 sets to 1), Giron (3 sets to 0), Rune (3 sets to 1) and De Minaur (3 sets to 1) to reach the semifinals of the competition.
Shelton beat Nakashima (3 sets to 0), Carreno-Busta (3 sets to 1), Musetti (3 sets to 1), Monfils (who withdrew) and Soneto (3 sets to 1) to guarantee a place in the semifinals.
Sinner x Shelton: date and where to watch
- Data: January 23, Thursday
- Time: time to be defined
- Where to watch: ESPN (closed TV) and Disney+ (streaming)
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Sinner x Shelton: retrospective and latest results
Sinner and Shelton faced each other five times, with four victories for the Italian and only one for the American. The last time the athletes faced each other was at the ATP 1000 in Shanghai, in 2024, with Sinner winning by 2 sets to 0.
Last games between Sinner x Shelton: results
- Sinner 2 x 0 Shelton – ATP 1000 Shanghai 2024
- Sinner 3 x 0 Shelton – Wimbledon 2024
- Sinner 2 x 0 Shelton – ATP 1000 Indian Wells 2024
- Sinner 2 x 0 Shelton – Vienna 2024
- Shelton 2 x 1 Sinner – ATP 1000 Shanghai 2023
Shelton and Sinner’s positions in the ATP rankings
- Italian Jannik Sinner is currently number one in the world in the ATP rankings, with 11,830 points;
- American Ben Shelton is, for now, number 20 in the ATP rankings, with 2,280 points.
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What is the prize pool for the Australian Open in singles?
- First round: 82.9 thousand dollars
- Second round: 125.6 thousand dollars
- Third round: 182.1 thousand dollars
- Round of 16: 263.8 thousand dollars
- Quarterfinals: 417.7 thousand dollars
- Semifinals: 691 thousand dollars
- Runner-up: 1.1 million dollars
- Champion: 2.1 million dollars
The champions of the singles category will raise around US$2.1 million (around R$12.8 million) for the title, however, whoever competes – at least – in the first round will have US$82.9 thousand (R$ 505 thousand) guaranteed.
