Ben Shelton def. Casper Ruud — Round of 16, Australian Open 2026

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia19 Jan – 1 Feb

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸8 seedWon

Ben Shelton3666

Winner meets Jannik Sinner

From a set down

26 Jan 2026

🇳🇴12 seed

Casper Ruud6434

What this match is worth

Points earned

+400

Shelton · Ruud banks 200

Around this match

Title defence

Jannik Sinner still in — won it in 2025

Seeds left

16 of 32 nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Both roads here

from the draw this page already loads

Shelton
Round
Ruud

🇫🇷Ugo Humbert

6-3 7-6(2) 7-6(5)

R128

Mattia Bellucci🇮🇹

6-1 6-2 6-4

🇦🇺Dane Sweeny

6-3 6-2 6-2

R64

Jaume Antoni Munar Clar🇪🇸

6-3 7-5 6-4

🇲🇨Valentin Vacherot

6-4 6-4 7-6(5)

R32

Marin Cilic🇭🇷

6-4 6-4 3-6 7-5

Ben Shelton and Casper Ruud reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Ben Shelton beat Ugo Humbert; Casper Ruud beat Mattia Bellucci. Round of 64: Ben Shelton beat Dane Sweeny; Casper Ruud beat Jaume Antoni Munar Clar. Round of 32: Ben Shelton beat Valentin Vacherot; Casper Ruud beat Marin Cilic

How they arrived

derived from those scorelines

9–0

Sets won

9–1

61%

Games won

61%

3–0

Tiebreaks

0–0

0

Deciding sets

0

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