After 1 week of competition, Japan Open 2023 was officially closed. In the final of the men's singles, Ben Shelton had the competition with Aslan Karatsev. Notably, both players do not punish the seeds of the tournament.
Entering set 1, the two players have a fairly balanced game. It was not until Game 11 that Shelton won the break to create an advantage. Sang Game 12, he successfully defended the game to serve the ball, thereby ending the set with the 7-5 victory.
Set 2, everything became easier for Shelton. In 3 games 3, 5, 7, American players won 3 consecutive breaks. Meanwhile, Karatsev only protects only 1 game of serve. He accepted the racket with a 1-6 defeat.
In the end, Shelton defeated Karatsev with a score of 7-5, 6-1 and officially crowned the JAPAN Open championship. This is also the first ATP title in the career of the 21 -year -old tennis player. He became the youngest champion in the tournament in Tokyo for the past 22 years.
The championship in Japan also helped Shelton have a new step on the ATP rankings. According to the latest update, young Americans have risen to 15th in the world, the highest position in his career up to the present time. Notably, at the beginning of the season, Shelton was only 96th in the rankings.
