Melbourne (Australia), Jan 20 (EFE).- The champion of the last two editions, Italian Jannik Sinner, won in three sets against American Ben Shelton (6-3, 6-4 and 6-4) and reached the ninth consecutive semifinal in a Grand Slam, the third in the Australian Open, where he will face Serbian Novak Djokovic.

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The transalpine, number two in the world, emphasized the dominance over the Atlanta player whom he has already beaten nine times in ten encounters. On this occasion, he sealed his victory after two hours and 24 minutes. Jannik Sinner will face Serbian Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, who overcame the quarterfinals benefiting from the withdrawal of his rival, the Italian Lorenzo Musetti, who left the court injured despite having a 6-4 and 6-3 lead.

Djokovic’s Match

Djokovic reached the semi-finals of the Open benefiting from the withdrawal of his rival, the Italian Lorenzo Musetti, who had won the first two sets but was injured in the adductor of his right leg. The Italian had won the first two sets by 6-4 and 6-3, but at the beginning of the third he suffered a muscle pain in the area, after the second game, and asked for medical assistance. He tried to play again but couldn’t and with 3-1 in the third set, after a double fault and when only one hour and 59 minutes had been played, he left the match. Musetti suffered an injury to his right leg, a particularly hard blow for the Italian, who assured he was playing at a very high level before being forced to retire