The top-ranked defending champ will face No. 2 Alexander Zverev in the championship after rallying to win the first set and oust the 22-year-old American

Sinner, the world No. 1 and defending champion, reached his second straight Australian Open final with a 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 semifinal victory over No. 21 Ben Shelton, the Atlanta native. The Italian improved to 15-0 against Americans in majors.

The top two seeds clash in the final as defending champion Sinner goes for back-to-back Australian Open titles

Defending champion Jannik Sinner continued his sizzling Australian Open run with a 7-6(2) 6-2 6-2 win over American 21st seed Ben Shelton to reach a second straight final at Melbourne Park and book a meeting with Alexander Zverev.

The win sets up a showdown with Alexander Zverev of Germany in Sunday’s final. Earlier Friday, Zverev won the first set of his semifinal when Novak Djokovic missed a putaway volley in a tiebreak. Djokovic retired on the spot, unable to overcome the muscle tear he suffered in his quarterfinal win over Carlos Alcaraz Tuesday night.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner continued his sizzling Australian Open run with a victory over American Ben Shelton.

After a thrilling fortnight of tennis at the Australian Open, just two men are still in contention at Melbourne Park. Jannik Sinner will be seeking to complete the defence of the title he won a year ago,

Tennis fans are calling out the great "shame" of Jannik Sinner's march into the Australian Open final, given anything he achieves in Melbourne will be clouded by a possible suspension. The World No.1 proved way too good for Ben Shelton on Friday night,