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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Shelton beats Nakashima in Montreal
Ben Shelton on Thursday defended his Montreal Masters title, beating Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) in an all-American final.The fifth-seeded Shelton has seven career ATP Tour victories, also winning this year in Dallas, Munich and Stuttgart. He won the Canadian event last year in Toronto.“Tennis
A sweet repeat for Ben Shelton at National Bank Open
Ben Shelton repeated as National Bank Open presented by Rogers champion as he bested fellow American Brandon Nakshima 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Stade IGA’s centre court. This was the first all-American final since 1995, when Andre Agassi defeated Pete Sampras…
The tennis player claimed the title at the Masters 1,000 in Montreal, winning fellow countryman Brandon Nakashima. After an hour and 29 minutes the athlete won in two sets.
Ben Shelton Learns the Hard Way Not to Praise Toronto in Front of Montreal Crowd
Whether it be Toronto or Montreal, Ben Shelton loves playing in Canada, as the American became the first player to defend the Canadian Open title since 2019. Having won the title in Montreal, Shelton had something to say for Toronto as well in his on-court speech, which had a mixed reaction from the crowd. “I want to thank my team. It’s crazy that we were here a year ago. Well, I guess in Toronto. I’m not going to say anything bad about Toronto.…
The American defeated Brandon Nakashima in the final and won the Canadian Masters for the second year in a row.
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