Sinner, the world No. 1 and defending champion, reached his second straight Australian Open final with a 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 semifinal victory over No. 21 Ben Shelton, the Atlanta native. The Italian improved to 15-0 against Americans in majors.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner continued his sizzling Australian Open run with a victory over American Ben Shelton.

It is the third consecutive Slam on hard courts after the Australian Open and the US Open last year, which will see Jannik Sinner as finalist and undisputed ruler, on this surface.