Latest Lorenzo Sonego News

Key questions for the Australian Open men's semifinals: Sinner vs. Shelton, and Djokovic vs. Zverev

Jan. 23, 2025 06:06 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — If it seems as if there's always something going on with Novak Djokovic at Grand Slam tournaments, that's because there usually is. Even Djokovic himself acknowledged as much as he prepared to face Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open semifinals Friday after taking...

Australian Open: Ben Shelton will face defending champion Jannik Sinner in the semifinals

Jan. 22, 2025 07:54 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ben Shelton's Australian Open quarterfinal foe, Lorenzo Sonego, produced the shot of the tournament — diving to his left for a volley with so much spin that the ball bounced on one side of the net, then floated back over to the other — but it was the American who...

Australian Open: Iga Swiatek vs. Madison Keys and Jannik Sinner vs. Ben Shelton semifinals are set

Jan. 22, 2025 07:02 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Iga Swiatek is dominating her Australian Open opponents the way no one has at Melbourne Park since Maria Sharapova in 2013. Swiatek's latest lopsided win came via a 6-1, 6-2 scoreline in the quarterfinals against No. 8 seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday. ...

Australian Open: American player Ben Shelton criticizes TV interviewers at tournament

Jan. 22, 2025 06:33 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — American tennis player Ben Shelton criticized on Wednesday some of the questions and comments made by post-match TV interviewers at the Australian Open. After Shelton reached the semifinals at the Grand Slam tournament, he followed his final answer at...

Jannik Sinner gets past Holger Rune at the Australian Open in a match with net and medical delays

Jan. 20, 2025 06:48 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — First came the medical timeouts, one each for Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune with the temperature above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) at the Australian Open. Then came the bizarre sight of a 20-minute delay because the net at Rod Laver Arena...

California pals Tien, 19, and Michelsen, 20, are 2 of 4 US men in the Australian Open's 4th round

Jan. 19, 2025 01:42 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Learner Tien and Alex Michelsen were born about 15 months apart and first crossed paths a decade ago when they were playing in Southern California tennis tournaments for kids. Tien, now 19, and Michelsen, 20, are close friends, frequently play the video...

Australian Open: Iga Swiatek is in total control during a 6-1, 6-0 rout of Emma Raducanu

Jan. 18, 2025 09:15 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Everything came so easily for Iga Swiatek during a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Emma Raducanu on Saturday in the only Australian Open women's third-round match between two past Grand Slam champions — if you thought that meant it would be close, you'd have been rather wrong...

Brazil's João Fonseca is just 18 but he upset the No. 9 seed at the Australian Open

Jan. 14, 2025 08:08 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — João Fonseca definitively introduced himself to the world as the latest teen sensation in men's tennis on Tuesday night, upsetting No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the first round of the Australian Open. It was quite a debut in the...