Tommy Paul

Unseeded American player Tommy Paul is through to his first grand slam semi final, having beaten Ben Shelton in four sets on Rod Laver Arena.

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Tommy Paul is through to his maiden Australian Open semi-final after ending rising star Ben Sheltons incredible run in Melbourne on Wednesday.

"This is my first time on this court, my first time in the quarter-finals of a slam," said Paul. The big-hitting left-hander was certainly not over-awed playing on Rod Laver Arena for the first time but Paul was the steadier of the two and ultimately that was the difference. The run of 20-year-old Shelton, in just his second grand slam and on his first trip outside the USA, has been one of the stories of the tournament.

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.

So the loud shouts of support heard most often at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday under the sun that carried the temperature to 87 degrees Fahrenheit were for one ...

The other men's semifinal Friday is [Stefanos Tsitsipas](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2869) against [Karen Khachanov](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2367). Shelton broke again to steal that set when Paul sailed a backhand long. Already up two sets, Paul broke to lead 4-3 in the third, then was serving at 30-love. Shelton noticed the exchange and kicked his serve wide, leaving Paul out of position and with no chance at reaching the ace. 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. 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. As a bonus, Paul's mother was in the Rod Laver Arena stands for the biggest victory of his career. to win a Grand Slam singles championship, at the US Open 20 years ago. But he went through a bit of a lapse. [Novak Djokovic](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=296) or [Andrey Rublev](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2642). Oi, Oi, Oi!'' or "Go, Gators!''

Australian Open 2023 Results: Tommy Paul outclassed Ben Shelton 7-6(6), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in an all-American clash at the Australian Open on Wednesday to reach ...

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Tommy Paul beat Ben Shelton in an all-American matchup in the Australian Open quarterfinals, advancing to play Novak Djokovic.

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. “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. Oi, Oi, Oi!” or “Go, Gators!”

The United States have a representative in the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time since 2009 after Tommy Paul outgunned countryman Ben Shelton ...

Deep into the third set, Shelton pounced and broke when leading 6-5 to raise hopes of a miracle. He ground through the first set, and edged ahead in the tie-breaker after 56 minutes. “Andrey is a great opponent, a great player, and I have tons of respect for him. “I feel good on the court; better and better as the tournament progresses. “She’s right up there,” Paul said post-match on court, pointing to his entourage. “[It is] something that sends a message to all my opponents remaining in the draw. Djokovic has won an absurd 39 consecutive matches on Australian soil and is a prohibitive favourite to claim a record-extending 10th title on Sunday night. [sign up for our Sport newsletter here](https://www.theage.com.au/link/follow-20170101-p56jal). “I knew what the game plan was, obviously. [Marc McGowan](/by/marc-mcgowan-p536ku)is a sports reporter for The AgeConnect via [Scott Spits](/by/scott-spits-hve68)is a sports reporter for The AgeConnect via Paul is the 24th American man in the open era to reach the Australian Open semi-finals, continuing in the tradition of stars of the game in Pete Sampras, Jim Courier and Andre Agassi. Hopefully, that will stay the

Paul, the first American man to reach an Australian Open singles semifinal since Andy Roddick in 2009, must now face Novak Djokovic.

He is an all-surface threat who grew up playing on green clay at his family’s club in North Carolina and won the French Open boys’ title on red clay in 2015, beating Fritz in the final. She is an audiologist and had only a carry-on bag after scrambling to make the trip on short notice after Paul beat Roberto Bautista Agut in the fourth round. Now, he has made his deepest Grand Slam run on a hardcourt. Last year, he reached the fourth round at Wimbledon on grass. Open and had chances in the semis, and who knows what would have happened if he had won that match? He already has defeated top-drawer opponents: beating Rafael Nadal and the world No. “And he was like, ‘Unreal!’” His mother Jill MacMillan, a former college player at East Carolina University who was his first coach, arrived in Melbourne on Wednesday morning after flying from Newark to Los Angeles to Melbourne in economy class in her scrubs. “You see Fritz win a Masters 1000, and I think all of us we’re all happy for him, but we’re all like, ‘OK, he did it. I’m going to make him jump in the Yarra if we win this thing. “And then ‘Foe makes semifinals of the U.S. “I think it applies a lot,” Paul said.

Tommy Paul is in the middle of a deep run in the 2023 Australian Open as an unseeded player. Late Tuesday night, he defeated fellow American Ben Shelton 7-6 ...

He'll get a shot to make the final now. He came into Melbourne having made it to the fourth round of last year's Wimbledon and the third round of the U.S. 29 Sebastian Korda all reached the final eight, becoming the most American men to reach quarterfinals at a Grand Slam since Andre Agassi, Robby Ginepri and James Blake in the 2005 U.S. 35 in the world, but reached a career-high No. Late Tuesday night, he defeated fellow American Ben Shelton 7-6 (6), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in the quarterfinals to become just the fourth American man to make a Grand Slam semifinal since 2017. This is the first major semifinal of his career, but he has shown multiple times that he shouldn't be overlooked -- even in this very tournament.

Tommy Paul's dream run has suddenly become a family affair, while his huge prize has arrived at just the right time.

She went straight from work to get to the airport to watch me today.” Shelton, ranked No.89, will rise at least into the top 50 for the first time on the back of his results in Melbourne. She got here this morning. “I’m just really excited right now because my mum, right after I won in the round of 16, she hopped on a plane yesterday,” Paul said in his on-court interview. Tommy Paul’s dream run at the Australian Open has become a family affair after his mother rushed from the US to Melbourne in time to watch his million-dollar victory on Wednesday. Paul prevailed in a tight first set and steadied after dropping the third to win 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 5-7 6-4 in his first appearance on Rod Laver Arena.