American tennis player Ben Shelton delivered a strong performance to comeback and score a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win over Casper Rudd in the fourth round of the 2026 Australian Open and progress to the quarterfinals.
Shelton has since set up a mouthwatering quarterfinal clash against defending champion Jannik Sinner on Wednesday, January 28. Shelton lost to Sinner in last year’s semifinals.
Speaking after recovering to win the tough game against Casper Rudd, Shelton indicated that he is looking forward to correcting mistakes he did last year.
“It’s where I wanted to be, I wanted to be back here. I wanted to give myself another shot, I wanted to improve on some things that I didn’t do as well last year and leave it all out on the court.”
Ben Shelton of the United States plays a forehand against Casper Ruud of Norway during the Men’s Singles Fourth Round match on day nine of the 2026 Australian Open (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
“I have a lot more that I want to do here and I have a lot more to prove…I will be ready to go” he said in a post-game presser.
Jannik Sinner of Italy plays a backhand against James Duckworth of Australia in the Men’s Singles Second Round during day five of the 2026 Australian Open (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
23 year old Shelton is aiming to win his first tennis major.
