US EditionTaylor Fritz and Ben Shelton secure wins in Toronto to set up rare all-American final four clash
- At the 2025 National Bank Open in Toronto on Wednesday night, 22-year-old Ben Shelton, seeded fourth, secured a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Taylor Fritz, who was seeded second, in a semifinal match featuring two American players.
- The match followed a 15-minute delay caused by a malfunction in the electronic line-calling system, and Shelton's recent form includes two prior ATP Tour titles in Tokyo 2023 and Houston last year.
- Shelton expressed satisfaction with his improved game execution, highlighting less hesitation and better returns, and called beating two top-10 players back-to-back "huge" for his confidence.
- In the other semifinal, Russia's 11th-seeded Karen Khachanov, a seven-time tour winner, edged top-seeded Alexander Zverev 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 , surviving a match point and calling it "a real close one."
- Shelton will face Khachanov in the final, a matchup that may test Shelton’s momentum as he seeks his third career ATP title at this Masters 1000 event.
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Taylor Fritz Breaks Racket in Frustration Over Shocking Defeat to Ben Shelton at Canadian Open
You can’t do much when your opponent outplays you. So much so that the last thing you can do is vent your angst on the court. Taylor Fritz felt it on Wednesday night at the Centre Court. His compatriot and World No.7 Ben Shelton hardly gave him room to make a comeback in a dominating one-sided duel. The Wimbledon semifinalist didn’t have any comeback to the 22-year-old’s dominating serves and commanding baseline shots. Eventually, he could only …
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focoinformativo.siteThe fourth pre-classified Ben Shelton beat the second Taylor Fritz on Wednesday by 6-4, 6-3 in a semi-final match between Americans at the Toronto Open.
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