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Shelton Successfully Defends National Bank Open Title, Beating Nakashima in an All-American Final
- On Thursday, Ben Shelton successfully defended his National Bank Open title in Montreal, defeating Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 7-6 in an all-American final.
- Shelton, who won the Canadian event last year in Toronto, remained untouchable on serve, striking the ball at 230 kilometres per hour without surrendering a break point.
- In his first career 1000-level final, Nakashima won just 17 per cent of his return points, highlighting the gap between the competitors.
- Earlier, Brazil's Rafael Matos and Orlando Luz captured the doubles title, defeating Croatia's Mate Pavic and El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo, while the tournament drew more than 309,492 spectators.
- The men's tournament shifts to Toronto next year, while Montreal will host the women's event, marking a rotation change for the National Bank Open.
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