Tommy Paul

Paul, the first American man to reach an Australian Open singles semifinal since Andy Roddick in 2009, must now face Novak Djokovic.

He is an all-surface threat who grew up playing on green clay at his family’s club in North Carolina and won the French Open boys’ title on red clay in 2015, beating Fritz in the final. She is an audiologist and had only a carry-on bag after scrambling to make the trip on short notice after Paul beat Roberto Bautista Agut in the fourth round. Now, he has made his deepest Grand Slam run on a hardcourt. Last year, he reached the fourth round at Wimbledon on grass. Open and had chances in the semis, and who knows what would have happened if he had won that match? He already has defeated top-drawer opponents: beating Rafael Nadal and the world No. “And he was like, ‘Unreal!’” His mother Jill MacMillan, a former college player at East Carolina University who was his first coach, arrived in Melbourne on Wednesday morning after flying from Newark to Los Angeles to Melbourne in economy class in her scrubs. “You see Fritz win a Masters 1000, and I think all of us we’re all happy for him, but we’re all like, ‘OK, he did it. I’m going to make him jump in the Yarra if we win this thing. “And then ‘Foe makes semifinals of the U.S. “I think it applies a lot,” Paul said.

Tommy Paul became the first American man to reach the Australian Open semi-finals since Andy Roddick in 2009 after outclassing Ben Shelton.

Doing well in a Grand Slam is everyone's dream." I love these conditions, this court, it's definitely special for me," Djokovic said. He joins John Isner and Frances Tiafoe as the only active American men to have reached the last four of a major.

Over the course of a crackling, 3:06 Australian Open quarterfinal, Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton took the world on a magical mystery tennis tour, a trek across ...

Present-minded as the players must be, surely they too can’t help but be excited about what’s ahead. Now, immediately, another American man is in the final four. Against Shelton, Paul won an impressive 68 percent of his second-serve points, well over the 50 percent mark players strive to surpass. The paths Paul and Shelton have taken has yet again proven how player development is much more art than science. “So I think it maybe has helped me a little bit kind of not having that expectation or the feeling that I have to perform, but being able to just go out there, be myself and play free. “It being my first time, never being out of the United States, I knew it would be a struggle,” said Shelton following his round-of-16 win over fellow former American college player, J.J. He’s also obliterated the assumption that to excel, a young American must travel the globe. The flavor of Roddick-Fish was poles apart from Paul-Shelton. This, after all, was the first all-American quarterfinal at a major in 16 years, an occurrence that last happened when Andy Roddick beat his good friend, Mardy Fish, in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open. For each man’s Australian Open delivered joy not simply in the present, but, even more pleasing, offered a glimpse into captivating possibilities. But to watch tennis well permits—better yet, encourages—a completely different relationship to time. Rublev; Paul vs.

Tommy Paul beat fellow American Ben Shelton in a hard-fought match at the Australian Open to reach the first grand slam semifinal of his career.

Shelton also fired down 24 aces during the match, the fastest a booming 220 km/h, and 42 winners. The 20-year-old currently boasts a career-high ranking – world No. [Novak Djokovic](http://cnn.com/2023/01/23/tennis/novak-djokovic-alex-de-minaur-australian-open-spt-intl/index.html) or world No. “It is also Ben Shelton’s first time leaving the States, so I think he’s had a pretty good tournament as well. [Ben Shelton](http://cnn.com/2023/01/24/tennis/ben-shelton-profile-australian-open-spt-intl/index.html) in a hard-fought match at the [Australian Open](http://cnn.com/2023/01/24/tennis/jessica-pegula-victoria-azarenka-australian-open-spt-intl/index.html) to reach the first grand slam semifinal of his career. The big-hitting lefty was playing in only the second grand slam of his career – the first coming at the US Open at the end of 2022 – and before traveling to New Zealand and Australia in preparation for the first grand slam of the year had never even been outside of the US.

The 25-year old came into the tournament unseeded and somewhat unknown, but with a semifinal spot now secure, his name is sure to be remembered long after.

[advanced to the quarterfinals](https://en.as.com/other_sports/sebastian-korda-looking-to-shock-the-tennis-world-at-the-australian-open-n/) via a win against Polish star, [Hubert Hurkacz.](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/hubert-hurkacz/hb71/overview) In case you didn’t know, that’s the most American men to reach the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam since the likes of [Andre Agassi,](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andre-agassi/a092/overview) [Robby Ginepri](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/robby-ginepri/g569/overview) and [James Blake](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/james-blake/b676/overview) did so back in the 2005 U.S. [Tommy Paul](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview) has now advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 Australian Open. [Alejandro Davidovich Fokina,](https://www.atptour.com/es/players/alejandro-davidovich-fokina/dh50/overview) as well as No. Where the tournament in Melbourne is concerned, he comes in having made it to the fourth round of last year’s Wimbledon, as well as the third round of the U.S. That’s to say if the American’s dream is to continue, he’s going to have to bring his A-game and then some. 24, [Roberto Bautista Agut.](https://www.atptour.com/es/players/roberto-bautista-agut/bd06/overview) Speaking after the against Shelton, Paul explained his process. In truth, it doesn’t get much bigger than the opponent who he will now face in the semis. Sadly, Korda was forced to retire in his quarterfinal duel with [Karen Khachanov](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/karen-khachanov/ke29/overview) after suffering a wrist injury. An unseeded player, Paul had to overcome another American in the form of [Ben Shelton](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ben-shelton/s0s1/overview) in what turned out to be a tough 7-6 (6), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 quarterfinal victory on Tuesday night. It’s every person’s dream when they start playing tennis to play the big matches at the Slam,” he said. This is of course the first major semifinal of Paul’s career, but the 25-year-old New Jersey native has in no way looked overawed. Needless to say, that in itself is quite a feat, but can he win his first Grand Slam is now the question that needs an answer.

It will be a battle of experience versus new talent when Novak Djokovic takes on Tommy Paul in the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

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Tommy Paul and Paige Lorenze were at the centre of rather embarrassing scenes. Read more here.

Australian Open 2023 player Tommy Paul: Tommy Paul has created history by reaching the 2023 Australian Open semi-finals. With Sebastian Korda's untimely ...

The 35th-ranked Paul was a junior sensation, winning the French Open in 2015 and reaching the final at Flushing Meadows that year. Tommy Paul's girlfriend, Paige Lorenze is an Instagram influencer and has been seen recently cheering for her boyfriend, Tommy Paul. She also dated Tyler Cameron, the runner-up of Bachelorette Season 15, who attracted a lot of attention due to his good looks. Meanwhile, her girlfriend, Paige Lorenze has also created a lot of buzz while she was seen cheering for him from the stands. It did not, however, because the Instagram model accused him of cheating on her. As a result, he has finally become the talk of the town, and he has a large number of supporters on his side.

Tommy Paul was cheered on by his stunning partner at the Australian Open as his magical campaign Down Under continues.

It's cool to be proud of where you’re from even if it's in the middle of nowhere." She deserves to be here and deserves to see me win big matches.” “Skiing shaped me because I had to learn at a very early age how to prioritise my life, how to be mentally and physically strong, and how to overcome disappointment and battle back from adversity and injury. The world number 35 soaked up the adulation of the Rod Laver crowd and was cheered on by a very special person. Tommy Paul defeated his 20-year-old compatriot Shelton 7-6(8), 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals of a major for the first time in his career. [Australian Open](/latest/australian-open) their own with three players making the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time since 2005.

Before dating Paul, Paige Lorenze dated actor Armie Hammer and country singer Morgan Wallen. She spoke about her relationship with Hammer on the podcast "Sofia ...

It's not clear as to when Tommy Paul and Paige Lorenze started dating but the couple are very close and the latter accompanied the World No. "I saw him in the locker room after I finished my match. She has modeled for a number of brands such as Pacsun, Tiger Mist, and Revlon, and is also the founder of a clothing brand named Dairy Boy. She also made a vlog from behind the scenes at the Melbourne Major. Just some of my favorites with you," Tommy Paul captioned his post. 35 reached his maiden Grand Slam semifinal at the 2023 Australian Open by defeating Ben Shelton 7-6(6), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.

It will be a battle of experience versus new talent when Novak Djokovic takes on Tommy Paul in the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

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