Sinner swats Shelton aside to set up Australian Open semi-final with Djokovic

• No 1 seed eases past American player 6-3 6-4 6-4

• Sinner will now meet fortunate winner Djokovic

Jannik Sinner will take on Novak Djokovic in another grand slam semi-final after a straight-sets win over Ben Shelton at the Australian Open.

Sinner’s dramas of the third round, when he was in serious trouble in the heat against Eliot Spizzirri, now seem a distant memory, with the two-time defending champion brushing aside big-serving Shelton 6-3 6-4 6-4.

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