American fourth seed Ben Shelton battled from a set down to clinch his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the Canadian Open on Thursday, defeating Karen Khachanov of Russia 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(3). The world number seven capped off an impressive week that saw him beat Italian 13th seed Flavio Cobolli,

Ben Shelton won his first ATP Masters 1000 title Thursday night at the National Bank Open in Toronto and served notice to the tennis world ahead of the U.S. Open.

Only one other American man has found himself in the deep water at a Slam. That man is Ben Shelton, a 22-year old Georgia native who lost to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the 2023 U.S. Open in a match that was never close.