TORONTO — Ben Shelton, the American rising talent and world No. 7, made his first Grand Slam semifinal at the 2023 U.S. Open as a 20-year-old. Two years later, the box office showman has his maiden ATP Masters 1,000 title.

Aug 7 (Reuters) - American fourth seed Ben Shelton battled from a set down to clinch his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the Canadian Open in Toronto on Thursday, defeating Russian 11th seed Karen Khachanov 6-7 (5) 6-4 7-6 (3).

At the age of 22 years and 291 days, Ben Shelton is the youngest American to defeat four ATP top-20 players at a single event since Pete Sampras (22 years, 200 days) at Indian Wells in 1994

Ben Shelton became the first American since 2003 to win a Masters 1000 event on hard court after his title win on Thursday, Aug. 7.

The American woman Coco Gauff managed the feat just two months ago when she beat the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka at the French Open, becoming the first American woman to win a Slam on clay since Serena Williams in 2015.