Ben Shelton dispatches Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 7-5 4-6 7-6(4) in the quarter in Melbourne on Wednesday. This will be his best achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the quarter in 2023. Here you can see his previous results at this event.
Ben added to his prize money $ 435,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 1,100,000 till now in this tournament. If he wins the next match, Ben will add $ 800,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 1,900,000.
Highlights Ben Shelton vs. Lorenzo Sonego Australian Open – Melbourne
Shelton’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
7-64
3h:50
After this match, the head to head between Shelton and Sonego is 2-1 for Ben.
Live score progression and stats
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Shelton conquered in the 9th game (5-4) before eventually conquering the set (6-4).
The Italian was completely outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 3-4 to 6-4.
The American converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 9th (4-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (6-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Sonego was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 76 points. Shelton was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than the Italian (41-35). Ben conceded 8 points on serve (24-8). on the other side of the court, the Italian conceded 17 points on serve (27-17).
Shelton won the set after he broke the Italian in the 7th (4-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Lorenzo tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Anyhow, Ben kept the situation under control to conquer the set 7-5.
Ben converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-2 40-A), the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, the Italian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 9th game (4-5 0-40 and 15-40).
They contested 71 points. The American was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than the Italian (38-33). Ben dropped 8 points on serve (21-8). on the other side of the court, the Italian conceded 17 points on serve (25-17).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Italian snatched in the 10th game (6-4) prior to eventually winning the set (6-4).
Sonego failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 40.
Ben lost the 10th game (6-4) when he was 40-0 up.
Lorenzo was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 10th game (5-4 40-A). On the other side, Lorenzo didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 61 points. Lorenzo was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than the American (34-27). The Italian lost 6 points on serve (22-6). On the other side, the American conceded 12 points on serve (21-12).
Neither player conceded a service game during this set. Therefore the affair had to be decided at the tiebreak. Eventually, Shelton won the breaker at 7-4.
Tiebreak
Ben won 4 minibreaks in the 4th (2-2), 5th (3-2), 9th (5-4) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, Sonego won 2 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1) and 6th (3-3) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4, 7-4
They played 85 points. Shelton won 7 more points than Sonego (46-39). The American lost 14 points on serve (33-14). Regarding the other side of the net, Lorenzo conceded 13 points on serve (25-13).
Tennis Scores at the Australian Open
- Ben SheltonShelton – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (6-4 7-5 4-6 7-64)
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Tommy PaulPaul (7-61 7-60 2-6 6-1)
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4)
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