Defending champion Jannik Sinner continued his sizzling Australian Open run with a victory over American Ben Shelton.

The win sets up a showdown with Alexander Zverev of Germany in Sunday’s final. Earlier Friday, Zverev won the first set of his semifinal when Novak Djokovic missed a putaway volley in a tiebreak. Djokovic retired on the spot, unable to overcome the muscle tear he suffered in his quarterfinal win over Carlos Alcaraz Tuesday night.

Atlanta native Ben Shelton’s run at the Australian Open came to an end Friday morning in a straight set loss to No. 1 ranked Jannik Sinner.