TORONTO — Ben Shelton, the American rising talent and world No. 7, made his first Grand Slam semifinal at the 2023 U.S. Open as a 20-year-old. Two years later, the box office showman has his maiden ATP Masters 1,000 title.

At the age of 22 years and 291 days, Ben Shelton is the youngest American to defeat four ATP top-20 players at a single event since Pete Sampras (22 years, 200 days) at Indian Wells in 1994

Fourth seed Ben Shelton of the US on Thursday battled back from a set down to clinch his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the Canadian Open in Toronto, defeating Russian 11th seed Karen Khachanov 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3).