Ben Shelton took a moment during his Australian Open post-match presser to call out this year's on-court interviewers as the world No. 20 thinks some of the comments made toward him and other players were plain disrespectful and mockery.

Ben Shelton (No. 20) will meet Gael Monfils (No. 41) in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open on Sunday, January 19.Monfils enters the Round of 16 after his four-set win on Friday over Taylor

Gael Monfils was forced to retire while facing Ben Shelton in the fourth round at the Australian Open and the American has opened up on his opponent.

American tennis star Ben Shelton has shown his class after opponent Gael Monfils was forced to retire in the fourth set of their gripping clash at the Australian Open on Monday night. Monfils pulled the pin with 21st seed Shelton leading 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-2), 1-0 much to the dismay of the crowd.

Ben Shelton confirmed that he has a great feeling for the Australian Open, qualifying for the quarterfinals thanks to his victory over Gael Monfils today. The match gave a great show for three sets, until the French veteran was forced to retire due to a physical problem.

The United States’ Shelton has reached the last eight in Melbourne after Gaël Monfils’ unfortunate retirement in round four.

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Ben Shelton has shared what Gael Monfils is really like after their Australian Open fourth-round clash. The 38-year-old Frenchman was forced to retire from their match on Monday while trailing by two sets to one. Afterwards, Shelton opened up on a private chat he shared with the former world No. 6.

Ben Shelton ground down French veteran Gael Monfils Monday to set up an Australian Open quarter-final against Lorenzo Sonego, who ended teenage qualifier Learner Tien's fairytale run. But again nothing separated them until Shelton ended the resistance of Monfils with a series of winners to take the tiebreak and the veteran retired soon after.

Ben Shelton plays Gael Monfils at the 2025 Australian Open. Our Australian Open odds series has our Shelton Monfils prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Shelton-Monfils. The men’s Australian Open has the big guns still in the tournament as the second week begins in Melbourne,