The Italian tennis player showed up at the Australian Open with his famously lengthy locks sheared, and he wound up winning his first-round match by a hair.

Highlights of the seventh day of the Australian Open on Saturday (all times GMT): 0904 SHELTON KNOCKS OUT MUSETTI Lorenzo Musetti was sent packing by American 21st seed Ben Shelton, who beat the Italian 16th seed 6-3 3-6 6-4 7-6(5).

"I was fighting to not let that happen," the lefty said in Melbourne after avoiding a third straight loss to the Italian.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Lorenzo Musetti's man bun is a thing of the ... 7-6 (5), 6-3 at Melbourne Park. Gone were the strands that dangled nearly to his shoulders under a backward white hat ...

Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti hits a return against Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi ... 6 minutes to get past countryman Matteo Arnaldi 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 at Melbourne Park. Gone were the strands that dangled nearly to his shoulders under a backward white ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Lorenzo Musetti’s man bun is a thing of the ... 7-6 (5), 6-3 at Melbourne Park. Gone were the strands that dangled nearly to his shoulders under a backward white ...

The Italian player showed up to Melbourne with his famously lengthy locks sheared, and needed over four hours to get to the second round.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Lorenzo Musetti's man bun is a thing of the ... 7-6 (5), 6-3 at Melbourne Park. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Gone were the strands that dangled ...

Gael Monfils has joined Roger Federer as the only men to reach the Australian Open’s fourth round at age 38 or older since the tournament field expanded to 128 players in 1988

Youngster Learner Tien and veteran Gael Monfils defied their respective ages as both players reached the Australian Open

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Teenage qualifier Learner Tien became the youngest man to reach the Australian Open fourth round in 20 years as the future of American tennis lit up Melbourne Park on Saturday.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner beat 46th-ranked Marcos Giron of the US 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 at the Australian Open on Saturday night, reaching the fourth round at Melbourne Park for the fourth time. Sinner stretched his unbeaten run to 17 matches,