{"id":395528,"date":"2026-01-28T19:31:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/395528\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T19:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:31:18","slug":"australian-open-2026-recap-jannik-sinner-beats-ben-shelton-to-reach-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/395528\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Open 2026 recap: Jannik Sinner beats Ben Shelton to reach semi-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Event Type:All EventsWomen’s SinglesMen’s SinglesWomen’s DoublesMen’s DoublesMixed Doubles<\/p>\n

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Currently selected: Australian Open<\/p>\n

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Currently selected: All Event Types<\/p>\n

Australian OpenRod Laver ArenaElena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) (Seed ranking 5) beat Iga Swiatek (Poland) (Seed ranking 2)Set 1: 7 – 5Set 2: 6 – 1Set 3: no score – no score\"Kazakhstan\"<\/p>\n

Rybakina<\/p>\n

Elena Rybakina<\/p>\n

(5)Seed ranking 5\"Poland\"<\/p>\n

Swiatek<\/p>\n

Iga Swiatek<\/p>\n

(2)Seed ranking 2Jessica Pegula (United States) (Seed ranking 6) beat Amanda Anisimova (United States) (Seed ranking 4)Set 1: 6 – 2Set 2: 7 – 6, tie break 7 – 1Set 3: no score – no score\"United<\/p>\n

Pegula<\/p>\n

Jessica Pegula<\/p>\n

(6)Seed ranking 6\"United<\/p>\n

Anisimova<\/p>\n

Amanda Anisimova<\/p>\n

(4)Seed ranking 4Retired: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) (Seed ranking 4) beat Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) (Seed ranking 5)Set 1: 4 – 6Set 2: 3 – 6Set 3: 3 – 1Set 4: no score – no scoreSet 5: no score – no score\"Italy\"<\/p>\n

Musetti<\/p>\n

Lorenzo Musetti<\/p>\n

(5)Seed ranking 5\"Serbia\"<\/p>\n

Djokovic<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic<\/p>\n

(4)Seed ranking 4Retired:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Djokovic (Ser) beat Musetti (Ita)<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic (Ser) beat Lorenzo Musetti (Ita)<\/p>\n

Jannik Sinner (Italy) (Seed ranking 2) beat Ben Shelton (United States) (Seed ranking 8)Set 1: 6 – 3Set 2: 6 – 4Set 3: 6 – 4Set 4: no score – no scoreSet 5: no score – no score\"United<\/p>\n

Shelton<\/p>\n

Ben Shelton<\/p>\n

(8)Seed ranking 8\"Italy\"<\/p>\n

Sinner<\/p>\n

Jannik Sinner<\/p>\n

(2)Seed ranking 2Ena Shibahara (Japan) and Vera Zvonareva (Russian athlete) beat Kimberly Birrell (Australia) and Talia Gibson (Australia)Set 1: 6 – 4Set 2: 6 – 7, tie break 3 – 7Set 3: 7 – 5Margaret Court ArenaChristian Harrison (United States) (Seed ranking 6) and Neal Skupski (Great Britain) (Seed ranking 6) beat Petr Nouza (Czech Republic) and Patrik Rikl (Czech Republic)Set 1: 6 – 2Set 2: 6 – 3Set 3: no score – no score\"United<\/p>\n

Harrison<\/p>\n

Christian Harrison<\/p>\n

(6)Seed ranking 6\"Great<\/p>\n

N Skupski<\/p>\n

Neal Skupski<\/p>\n

(6)Seed ranking 6\"Czech\"CzechLuke Johnson (Great Britain) and Jan Zielinski (Poland) beat Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) (Seed ranking 4) and Mate Pavic (Croatia) (Seed ranking 4)Set 1: 7 – 6, tie break 7 – 5Set 2: 6 – 2Set 3: no score – no score\"El<\/p>\n

Arevalo<\/p>\n

Marcelo Arevalo<\/p>\n

(4)Seed ranking 4\"Croatia\"<\/p>\n

Pavic<\/p>\n

Mate Pavic<\/p>\n

(4)Seed ranking 4\"Great\"Poland\"Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) (Seed ranking 5) and Luisa Stefani (Brazil) (Seed ranking 5) beat Su-Wei Hsieh (Taiwan) (Seed ranking 3) and Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) (Seed ranking 3)Set 1: 6 – 1Set 2: 7 – 6, tie break 7 – 5Set 3: no score – no score\"Taiwan\"<\/p>\n

Hsieh<\/p>\n

Su-Wei Hsieh<\/p>\n

(3)Seed ranking 3\"Latvia\"<\/p>\n

Ostapenko<\/p>\n

Jelena Ostapenko<\/p>\n

(3)Seed ranking 3\"Canada\"<\/p>\n

Dabrowski<\/p>\n

Gabriela Dabrowski<\/p>\n

(5)Seed ranking 5\"Brazil\"<\/p>\n

Stefani<\/p>\n

Luisa Stefani<\/p>\n

(5)Seed ranking 5Olivia Gadecki (Australia) and John Peers (Australia) beat Taylor Townsend (United States) (Seed ranking 4) and Nikola Mektic (Croatia) (Seed ranking 4)Set 1: 7 – 6, tie break 7 – 2Set 2: 2 – 6Set 3: 13 – 11\"Australia\"\"Australia\"\"United<\/p>\n

Townsend<\/p>\n

Taylor Townsend<\/p>\n

(4)Seed ranking 4\"Croatia\"<\/p>\n

Mektic<\/p>\n

Nikola Mektic<\/p>\n

(4)Seed ranking 4Kristina Mladenovic (France) and Manuel Guinard (France) beat Luisa Stefani (Brazil) (Seed ranking 2) and Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) (Seed ranking 2)Set 1: 6 – 2Set 2: 3 – 6Set 3: 10 – 7\"France\"<\/p>\n

Mladenovic<\/p>\n

Kristina Mladenovic<\/p>\n

\"France\"\"Brazil\"<\/p>\n

Stefani<\/p>\n

Luisa Stefani<\/p>\n

(2)Seed ranking 2\"El<\/p>\n

Arevalo<\/p>\n

Marcelo Arevalo<\/p>\n

(2)Seed ranking 2ANZ ArenaElise Mertens (Belgium) (Seed ranking 4) and Shuai Zhang (China) (Seed ranking 4) beat Eri Hozumi (Japan) and Fang-Hsien Wu (Taiwan)Set 1: 4 – 6Set 2: 6 – 4Set 3: 6 – 3\"Japan\"\"Taiwan\"\"Belgium\"<\/p>\n

Mertens<\/p>\n

Elise Mertens<\/p>\n

(4)Seed ranking 4\"China\"<\/p>\n

Zhang<\/p>\n

Shuai Zhang<\/p>\n

(4)Seed ranking 4Anna Danilina (Kazakhstan) (Seed ranking 7) and Aleksandra Krunic (Serbia) (Seed ranking 7) beat Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) (Seed ranking 1) and Taylor Townsend (United States) (Seed ranking 1)Set 1: 6 – 2Set 2: 3 – 6Set 3: 6 – 0\"Czech<\/p>\n

Siniakova<\/p>\n

Katerina Siniakova<\/p>\n

(1)Seed ranking 1\"United<\/p>\n

Townsend<\/p>\n

Taylor Townsend<\/p>\n

(1)Seed ranking 1\"Kazakhstan\"<\/p>\n

Danilina<\/p>\n

Anna Danilina<\/p>\n

(7)Seed ranking 7\"Serbia\"<\/p>\n

Krunic<\/p>\n

Aleksandra Krunic<\/p>\n

(7)Seed ranking 7Marcel Granollers (Spain) (Seed ranking 3) and Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) (Seed ranking 3) beat Orlando Luz (Brazil) and Rafael Matos (Brazil)Set 1: 6 – 3Set 2: 6 – 4Set 3: no score – no score\"Brazil\"\"Brazil\"\"Spain\"<\/p>\n

M Granollers<\/p>\n

Marcel Granollers<\/p>\n

(3)Seed ranking 3\"Argentina\"<\/p>\n

Zeballos<\/p>\n

Horacio Zeballos<\/p>\n

(3)Seed ranking 3<\/p>\n

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