Ben Shelton

Ben Shelton was in no mood to be downcast after falling to Tommy Paul on Wednesday in the quarter-finals at the Australian Open.

Another aspect of life on Tour that Shelton may have to get used to is taking on his fellow Americans on the biggest stages in the world. I'm really looking forward to getting on the red clay, and the grass as well. I was like, ‘I don't see why at the end of this year we couldn't have five, six guys in the Top 20 with the way that some of these guys are playing that aren't inside the top 20 right now’. I'm looking forward to be able to use the higher bounces to my advantage, moving, sliding. I'm really looking forward to it. “Obviously, [they will be] new experiences for me, playing those tournaments that will mostly be outside of the United States. “The grass as well. I was pretty pleased with myself in that aspect as well.” The novel experiences will keep coming for Shelton in the 2023 season. So, [I’m] taking a lot of positives away from it.” [Paul Denies Shelton Comeback To Win All-American QF](/en/news/paul-shelton-australian-open-2023-qf) [Zhang Zhizhen](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/zhizhen-zhang/z371/overview), [Nicolas Jarry](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nicolas-jarry/j551/overview), [Alexei Popyrin](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexei-popyrin/p09z/overview) and [J.J. “I thought I played alright.

Tommy Paul has reached his first Grand Slam semifinal and ended the surprising run of Ben Shelton by winning their all-American matchup 7-6 (6), 6-3, 5-7, ...

They shared a light moment when Paul’s coach, Brad Stine, told him to look for a serve down the “T” on the Ad side of the court. Shelton noticed the exchange and kicked his serve wide, leaving Paul out of position and with no chance at reaching the ace. “I’ve been flying under the radar a little bit.” “Extremely solid from the baseline,” Shelton said. ... They kind of treated me like one of their own,” he observed — Paul was not drawing the same amount adoration. As a bonus, Paul’s mother was in the crowd for the biggest victory of his career. Now Paul is the first man from his country to make it to the final four at Melbourne Park since Andy Roddick in 2009. Since turning professional, he has claimed one tour-level trophy, at Stockholm in 2021, and, until this week, had made it as far as the fourth round at just one Grand Slam tournament — at Wimbledon a year ago. Roddick was also the last man from the U.S. ... Mine has been, like, the slowest,” the 35th-ranked Paul said, mentioning a group of Americans he grew up with: Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Reilly Opelka. “Every junior to pro has a different path. Oi, Oi, Oi!” or “Go, Gators!”

Paul finished the match off in the 4th set 6-4. This was the first all American quarterfinals in a Grand Slam tournament since 2007. Shelton became the first ...

This was the first all American quarterfinals in a Grand Slam tournament since 2007. Shelton came back in the 3rd set and won it 7-5. Paul took the first two sets 7-6, 6-3.

Tommy Paul defeated Ben Shelton in an all-American quarterfinal to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal at the Australian Open on Wednesday.

John McEnroe has talked up the state of American tennis after Tommy Paul progressed to the last four of the Australian Open.

This guy, to me, has a chance - we often talk hyperbole - but this guy’s got everything. “He's got himself incredibly fit and with Shelton there's help for America now - god bless America! Australian Open Stream the 2023 Australian Open live on But he’s come a long way. Paul overcomes fellow American Shelton to reach semis - Australian Open highlights

Paul became the first American man since Andy Roddick in 2009 to reach the Australian Open men's singles semifinal.

He will be ranked in the top 50 of the ATP Tour world rankings Monday. Shelton’s trip to Australia is the first time he has left the United States. He entered the Australian Open ranked No.

Having never made it past the fourth round of a Grand Slam, the 25 year-old from North Carolina is into the last four and was left awaiting the winner of ...

He ended up winning it 8-6 after being 5-4 down and facing two set points with the younger player serving. Tommy Paul had never made it past the fourth round of a Grand Slam until this Australian run [ never made it past the fourth round of a Grand Slam before](/sport/tennis/article-11666509/Tommy-Paul-reaches-Australian-Open-quarter-finals-time-career.html), the 25 year-old from [North Carolina](/news/north-carolina/index.html) is into the last four and was left awaiting the winner of Novak Djokovic against Andrey Rublev when he stopped Shelton in the quarter finals.

Tommy Paul beat fellow American Ben Shelton in a hard-fought match at the Australian Open to reach the first grand slam semifinal of his career.

Shelton also fired down 24 aces during the match, the fastest a booming 220 km/h, and 42 winners. The 20-year-old currently boasts a career-high ranking – world No. [Novak Djokovic](http://cnn.com/2023/01/23/tennis/novak-djokovic-alex-de-minaur-australian-open-spt-intl/index.html) or world No. “It is also Ben Shelton’s first time leaving the States, so I think he’s had a pretty good tournament as well. [Ben Shelton](http://cnn.com/2023/01/24/tennis/ben-shelton-profile-australian-open-spt-intl/index.html) in a hard-fought match at the [Australian Open](http://cnn.com/2023/01/24/tennis/jessica-pegula-victoria-azarenka-australian-open-spt-intl/index.html) to reach the first grand slam semifinal of his career. The big-hitting lefty was playing in only the second grand slam of his career – the first coming at the US Open at the end of 2022 – and before traveling to New Zealand and Australia in preparation for the first grand slam of the year had never even been outside of the US.

Voorhees, New Jersey native Tommy Paul has reached his first Grand Slam semifinal and ended the surprising run of Ben Shelton at the Australian Open.

Shelton broke twice late in the third to steal that set and yelled, "Yeah!" Soon enough, it was Paul letting out a scream of delight - "Let's go!" They shared a light moment when Paul's coach, Brad Stine, told him to look for a serve down the "T" on the Ad side of the court. "I've been flying under the radar a little bit." "Extremely solid from the baseline," Shelton said. Shelton noticed the exchange and kicked his serve wide, leaving Paul out of position and with no chance at reaching the ace. ... They kind of treated me like one of their own," he observed - Paul was not drawing the same amount adoration. As a bonus, Paul's mother was in the crowd for the biggest victory of his career. Now Paul is the first man from his country to make it to the final four at Melbourne Park since Andy Roddick in 2009. Since turning professional, he has claimed one tour-level trophy, at Stockholm in 2021, and, until this week, had made it as far as the fourth round at just one Grand Slam tournament - at Wimbledon a year ago. "She deserves to be here and deserves to see me win big matches." ... Mine has been, like, the slowest," the 35th-ranked Paul said, mentioning a group of Americans he grew up with: Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Reilly Opelka.