Shelton opened with a white serve game in the first game of the match. Creativity is an important factor in the journey to Shelton's final, but he has to pay the price in the game 3-3 set 1 when the slightly cut the ball from the end of the net is grid at the break. After that, the American tennis player removed the break in the 5-5 game when his hand touched the edge of the net and made Khachanov unable to keep up.
After holding the gaming game, Shelton suddenly missed three sets of point. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Khachanov won the tie-break with an infinite shot after continuously putting the ball to force the opponent to move to two corners of the yard. The ratio of the tie-break series is 7-5 in favor of the Russian tennis player.
Sang Set 2, Shelton actively changed the gameplay when attacking more attacks, and this was effective. The American player won the first break of the set to lead 5-4, then saved four Break Point before closing the set with a score of 6-4, bringing the competition to the starting line.
Before Set 3, Shelton suffered from right thigh pain and had to ask a medical specialist to take care of. When returning to the yard, the number 4 seeds even have to bandage on the legs. However, despite moving somewhat slowly, he still maintained strength in the shots.
In set 3 decisions, Shelton launched 7/16 ACE. He won the last game to pull the match into the decision tie-break series. Here, American players soon won the Mini Break, leading 3-0 and 5-2. He created 4 match points and took advantage of the second opportunity to close the match with the final victory of 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3).
With this result, Shelton has officially crowned the Canadian Open 2025 championship. He has become the first American tennis player to win the Masters 1000 on this hard field since the case of Andy Roddick in 2003. This is also the third ATP title of this 22 -year -old star, after Tokyo in 2023 and Houston 2024.
Notably, Ben Shelton has risen to 6th in the world – the highest ranking in his career. He also rises to 4th rank on the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin rankings, increasing the opportunity to participate at Nitto ATP Finals 2025.
