Ben Shelton clinched his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Toronto, becoming the first American since 2003 to achieve this feat in Canada. He defeated Karen Khachanov in a thrilling three-set match, marked by a final set tiebreaker.

Ben Shelton became the first American to win an ATP Masters 1000 title in Canada in more than two decades as he defeated Karen Khachanov 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) in Toronto final on Thursday.

Karen Khachanov rallied to defeat top seed Alexander Zverev and book an ATP Toronto Masters title clash with Ben Shelton, who beat second seeded Taylor Fritz on Wednesday.Shelton, seeded fourth, hammered Fritz 6-4,