Ben Shelton vs Lorenzo Musetti Preview & Prediction | 2025 Australian Open | Third Round

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Ben Shelton has not had an easy Australian Open so far, but the American can make a big splash here against young phenom Lorenzo Musetti.

Start date/time: Saturday 18th January, 2025, UK – not before 6:00am / US ET – not before 1:00am / Friday 17th January, US PT – not before 10:00pm

Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia

Surface: Outdoor hard

How to watch on TV: UK – Eurosport / US – ESPN+

How to watch online: UK – Eurosport website & discovery+ / US – ESPN+ platforms

Tickets: Visit this link for the latest Ben Shelton vs Lorenzo Musetti ticket information

Ben Shelton vs Lorenzo Musetti Prediction

By reaching the third round, Lorenzo Musetti has already accomplished the highest Australian Open finish of his career. He’s consistently struggled in this competition and as he starts to creep towards the business end of the tournament, Musetti can call upon his experience from Wimbledon last year when he reached the semi-final as inspiration for another good run.

Ben Shelton is arguably a better player than Musetti on an outdoor hard court, although fans of Musetti will dispute that after the Italian defeated Shelton last year in Miami on the same surface. But Shelton has produced winning Tennis when it’s really mattered so far in this particular tournament, coming out on top in crunch situations.

As talented a player as Musetti is, he could come unstuck here. Shelton looks to be improving by the game and with Musetti having already competed in four tie-breakers across seven sets played so far, the margins are extremely fine between success and failure. The smart play here is to consider backing Shelton.

Ben Shelton vs Lorenzo Musetti Tip: Ben Shelton to win