It seems as if there’s always something going on with Novak Djokovic at Grand Slam tournaments. Even he says so. Djokovic will face Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open semifinals on Friday after taking painkillers for a hurt left leg in his previous match. The other men’s semifinal is No. 1 Jannik Sinner against No. 21 Ben Shelton.
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Also available to Shelton: a high-bouncing kick serve he learned from his father, Bryan, a former tour pro who coaches Ben, and that gives opponents fits. During this Australian Open, Sinner has only faced 16 break points and saved 13. He’s won 75 of 78 services games, an 96% rate that ranks first among all men who made it past the third round. Shelton is next in that category at 94% .
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