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Shelton criticises 'disrespectful' on-court interviews

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Ben Shelton is through to his second Grand Slam semi-final

American Ben Shelton has criticised "negative" and "disrespectful" on-court interviews with players at the Australian Open.

Shelton beat Italy's Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 7-5 4-6 7-6 (7-4) on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals, after which the on-court interviewer suggested no-one would be cheering for the 22-year-old in his next match.

His semi-final opponent, world number one and defending champion Jannik Sinner, had not been confirmed at that point.

"There are some comments that have been made to me in post-match interviews by a couple of different guys," said the world number 20.

"Today on the court, 'hey, Ben, how does it feel that no matter who you play in your next match, no-one is going to be cheering for you">