Jannik Sinner vs Ben Shelton, Australian Open 2026, Quarterfinal

Grand Slam · Quarterfinal · Hard · Wed 28 Jan

Final

Jannik Sinner

WinnerRank #11.0888%

Sinner won in 3 sets · 2h 23m

3–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–4

Set 36–4

Ben Shelton

LostRank #48.0012%

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, AUS· Hard· Rod Laver Arena

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

0.1vs last year

Wind

21 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

72%

Humid

Temperature

23°C

Warm

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

5Aces8

2Double faults3

55/9160%1st serve %76%78/102

34/3694%2nd serve %88%21/24

42/5576%1st serve points won65%51/78

24/3667%2nd serve points won42%10/24

4/4100%Break points saved75%9/12

15Service games played14

Return

27/7835%1st serve return points24%13/55

14/2458%2nd serve return points33%12/36

3/1225%Break points converted0%0/4

14Return games played15

Points

107Total points won86

66Service points won61

41Receiver points won25

7Max points in a row5

Games

18Games won11

15Service games won11

3Max games in a row1

Errors

18backhandErrors22

39errorsTotal40

21forehandErrors18

39groundstrokeErrors40

0overheadStrokeErrors0

0returnErrors0

Unforced errors

4backhandUnforcedErrors11

0dropShotUnforcedErrors0

10forehandUnforcedErrors20

14groundstrokeUnforcedErrors31

0lobUnforcedErrors0

16unforcedErrorsTotal34

0volleyUnforcedErrors0

Winners

7backhandWinners6

0dropShotWinners0

20forehandWinners13

27groundstrokeWinners19

0lobWinners0

0overheadWinners0

0returnWinners0

0volleyWinners0

32winnersTotal27

Sinner6

Shelton4

1503004004015

Sinner5

Shelton4

1503004004015

Sinner4

Shelton4

1501515301540154030

Sinner3

Shelton4

015151515301540

Sinner3

Shelton3

150151530154015

Sinner2

Shelton3

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Sinner2

Shelton2

150300400

Sinner1

Shelton2

01503015301540

Sinner1

Shelton1

1501515301540154030

Sinner0

Shelton1

150151515301540

Head to head

9Sinner

1Shelton

10 meetings

Hard 7–1Grass 2–0

Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 28 JanHardThis match
Jannik Sinner
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Ben Shelton
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
ATP FinalsRound robin · 14 Nov 2025Hard
Jannik Sinner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Ben Shelton
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6³
Paris MastersQuarterfinal · 31 Oct 2025Hard
Jannik Sinner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ben Shelton
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
WimbledonQuarterfinal · 9 Jul 2025Grass
Jannik Sinner
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Ben Shelton
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
Australian OpenSemifinal · 24 Jan 2025Hard
Jannik Sinner
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Ben Shelton
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 2Set 3: 2
Shanghai MastersRound of 16 · 9 Oct 2024Hard
Jannik Sinner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Ben Shelton
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6¹

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Jannik Sinner vs Ben Shelton, Australian Open 2026, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Errors

Unforced errors

Winners

Point by point

Head to head

Match research