In the Australian Open second round, Ben Shelton defeated Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4 on Thursday in Melbourne. In the third round, Shelton will face Lorenzo Musetti.
In the second round of the Australian Open, Denis Shapovalov lost to Lorenzo Musetti of Italy and was eliminated. Musetti, ranked as the 16th seed in the tournament, defeated the 25-year-old Canadian 7(7)-6, 7(8)-6, 6-2.
Shelton and Musetti will face each other in the 3rd round. Fans are excited to see the thriller between the two young players. One fan wrote: “Get popcorn, folks!”
Another commented: “Oh wow, this will be good.”
One weighed in: “Who do we think comes through?”
Another fan wrote: “Hmm, I think Musetti could beat him.”
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Shelton at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2025
Now the world no.20, Shelton has a compiled 2-1 match record in 2025. Ben is currently having a run at the Australian Open where he overcame the world no.35 Brandon Nakashima 7-6(3) 7-5 7-5 and the world no.182 Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-3 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4.
Ben Shelton will square off with the world no.15 Lorenzo Musetti in the 3rd round. Their current record is 2-0 for Musetti.
He is also scheduled to play in Dallas (Dallas Open). The main draw will start on the 3rd of February.
Musetti at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2025
WLWWLW Ranked world no.15 (career-high), the Italian has achieved an overall 3-1 record in 2025. Musetti is now competing at the Australian Open where he conquered the world no.39 Matteo Arnaldi 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 and the world no.56 Denis Shapovalov 7-6(3) 7-6(6) 6-2.
Lorenzo Musetti will face the world no.20 Ben Shelton in the 3rd round. Their head to head is 2-0 for Musetti.
He is also scheduled to play in Buenos Aires (Argentina Open) on the 10th of February and () on the 30th of December.
Ben Shelton and Lorenzo Musetti clashed against each other only on 2 occasions. Their actual head to head record is 2-0 for Musetti. The last time they competed against each other, Lorenzo Musetti won 6-4 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in Miami (Miami Open) in March 2024.
Here are the highlights.
