By Chris Oddo | Wednesday August 6, 2025
Ben Shelton broke new floor on Wednesday night time in Toronto, defeating Taylor Fritz to change into the youngest American to succeed in a Masters 1000 closing since Andy Roddick in 2004.
The 22-year-old notched a 6-4, 6-3 over the top-ranked American, and has now earned back-to-back High-10 wins for the primary time in his profession.
“I’m simply in search of issues in my sport to steadily enhance and I’ve seen so many huge enhancements in my sport this week,” mentioned Shelton. “That’s what I’m most blissful about. The best way that I’m enjoying, how I’m executing and the way little I’m hesitating.”
Shelton saved each break factors he confronted in a flawless efficiency, and transformed three of ten to drag away from the fourth-ranked American.
He cracked seven aces and received 25 of 29 first-serve factors.
“When he’s standing in a single nook, he’s probably the greatest on the planet at being behind the ball and hitting it more durable and more durable each time,” Shelton mentioned of the 2024 US Open runner-up. “You must hold him shifting and I did an ideal job of that, shifting the ball across the court docket immediately.”
Within the first all-American Masters semifinal in 15 years Shelton improved to 1-1 vs Fritz and have become the eighth participant born within the 2000s to play a Masters closing.
He’ll face Karen Khachanov for the title on Thursday night.
