Jannik Sinner defended Novak Djokovic's decision to retire during his semifinal match at the 2025 Australian Open.

Jannik Sinner has overcome some third-set cramping to beat Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 to return to the Australian Open final as he pursues a third Grand Slam title.

It was since 2019 – when Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal faced each other in the final – that the last act of the Happy Slam had not pitted the top two players in the ATP ranking against each other.

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The top two seeds clash in the final as defending champion Sinner goes for back-to-back Australian Open titles

After a thrilling fortnight of tennis at the Australian Open, just two men are still in contention at Melbourne Park. Jannik Sinner will be seeking to complete the defence of the title he won a year ago,

The win sets up a showdown with Alexander Zverev of Germany in Sunday’s final. Earlier Friday, Zverev won the first set of his semifinal when Novak Djokovic missed a putaway volley in a tiebreak. Djokovic retired on the spot, unable to overcome the muscle tear he suffered in his quarterfinal win over Carlos Alcaraz Tuesday night.

Tennis fans are calling out the great "shame" of Jannik Sinner's march into the Australian Open final, given anything he achieves in Melbourne will be clouded by a possible suspension. The World No.1 proved way too good for Ben Shelton on Friday night,