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Tommy Paul hits a return during his quarterfinal win over fellow American and friend Ben Shelton, at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 25, 2023. Paul advanced, 7-6 (8), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. The smooth-moving 25-year-old whose family ran a tennis academy in Greenville, N.C. is the first American to reach an Australian Open mens singles semifinal since Andy Roddick in 2009. (Alana Holmberg/The New York Times)