
Ben Shelton broke a new personal record at the 2025 Australian Open by defeating Lorenzo Sonego in the quarterfinals and securing a spot in the semifinals in Melbourne. With this achievement, the American shares an interesting fact with Rafa Nadal. Since 1988, the Spanish and the American are the only two left-handed players to have reached the semifinals in both Grand Slams played on hard courts: the Australian Open and the US Open.
2 - Since 1988, Ben Shelton is one of the two left-handed players to have reached the semi-finals of both hard-court Men’s Singles Grand Slams along with Rafael Nadal. Rare. #AO2025 | @AustralianOpen @atptour @ATPMediaInfo pic.twitter.com/rmjI7vuji8
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) January 22, 2025
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