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Ben Shelton and Madison Keys achieved a joint milestone for American tennis at the Australian Open, one last accomplished by Andy Roddick and Serena Williams.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ben Shelton's Australian Open quarterfinal foe, Lorenzo Sonego, produced the shot of the tournament — diving to his left for a volley with so much spin that the ball bounced on one side of the net, then floated back over to the other — but it was the American who ended up with the victory Wednesday.

Ben Shelton advanced to the semi-final of the hard court major after beating Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4) at the Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday.

Madison Keys has shared a sweet story involving Ben Shelton and his father Bryan hyping her up and making her think she was "phenomenal.

Ben Shelton and Madison Keys became the first American man and woman to reach the Australian Open semifinals in the same year since 2009, with respective quarterfinal triumphs Wednesday in Melbourne.

Just hours after securing his place in the Australian Open semifinals, American Ben Shelton took to social media to congratulate countrywoman Madison Keys.

Ben Shelton wore down Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 7-5 4-6 7-6 (4) in a highlight-laden clash and ensured the US has players in the men's and women's semifinals for the first time since Andy Roddick and Serena Williams in 2009.

Australian Open semifinals are set. Wednesday's matches finalized the opponents, and there is one American left standing in men's singles: 22-year-old Ben Shelton. Shelton, the No. 21 seed, won a grueling quarterfinal against unseeded Cinderella Lorenzo Sonego,

Plus, Ben Shelton gets the chance to end the American men's drought at a Grand Slam when he faces Jannik Sinner in the semis

Ben Shelton and Madison Keys became the first American man and woman to reach the Australian Open semifinals in the same year since 2009, with respective quarterfinal triumphs Wednesday in Melbourne.