Ben Shelton is 3 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Shelton has defeated Brandon Nakashima 7-63 7-5 7-5, Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-3 6-3 6-74 6-4, Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 3-6 6-4 7-65 and Gael Monfils 7-63 6-73 7-62 1-0 ret. to reach the quarter where he will face Lorenzo Sonego.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Ben Shelton’s projected draw alongsidehisprojected opposition at the Australian Open. The American has a losing record (2-6) with the presumable opposition.

R1 – Brandon Nakashima (35) – 7-63 7-5 7-5
R2 – Pablo Carreno-Busta (182) – 6-3 6-3 6-74 6-4
R3 – Lorenzo Musetti (15) – 6-3 3-6 6-4 7-65
R4 – Gael Monfils (41) – 7-63 6-73 7-62 1-0 ret.
1/4 – Lorenzo Sonego (55) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Jannik Sinner (1) – H2H 1-4
or Alex De Minaur (8) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Alexander Zverev (2) – H2H 0-1
or Novak Djokovic (7) – H2H 0-1
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1/4 – Lorenzo Sonego’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

25 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
39
High
21
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 25-29 11-14 1-5 8-6 5-4 0-0
2024 27-33 10-14 10-11 4-5 3-3 0-0
2023 30-31 10-12 9-7 9-8 2-4 0-0
2022 30-29 7-9 8-11 10-5 5-4 0-0
2021 30-24 9-11 9-4 6-6 6-3 0-0
2020 13-15 0-5 7-7 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-29 12-9 26-13 1-4 5-3 0-0
2018 35-30 9-7 16-11 7-7 2-3 1-2

Lorenzo Sonego has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 12 years, Sonego has a 80-80 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Italian surrendered to Carlos Alcaraz in the 2nd round 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 7-6(3).

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Lorenzo Sonego

This contest would be 3rd time that Ben Shelton and Lorenzo Sonego play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Shelton on hard in major tournaments.

1/2 – Jannik Sinner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-1 for Jannik Sinner

58 - 6win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 58-6 24-3 11-2 15-0 8-1 0-0
2024 73-8 40-5 11-2 13-0 9-1 0-0
2023 64-15 28-7 8-3 20-2 8-3 0-0
2022 47-16 21-6 15-4 7-4 4-2 0-0
2021 49-22 22-8 10-6 17-6 0-2 0-0
2020 20-14 2-6 7-3 11-5 0-0 0-0
2019 62-24 12-6 17-8 31-7 2-3 0-0
2018 31-22 13-8 17-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Jannik Sinner has a 4-0 record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 8 years, Jannik has a 142-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Sinner won the competition after defeating Daniil Medvedev 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Jannik Sinner

This contest would be 6th time that Ben Shelton and Jannik Sinner square off. The head to head is 4-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Ben Shelton could face Alex De Minaur. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Alexander Zverev

57 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 57-25 24-9 18-7 9-6 6-3 0-0
2024 69-21 29-10 23-6 11-3 6-2 0-0
2023 55-27 22-13 20-7 8-5 5-2 0-0
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0
2018 60-19 25-9 21-4 12-4 2-2 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 7-0 win-loss record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 13 years, the German has a 211-97 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Alexander lost to Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal 5-7 3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-3.

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Zverev

This would be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Ben Shelton could take on Novak Djokovic. Their H2H is 1-0 for Novak Djokovic.