Ben Shelton adds biggest title to burgeoning career
The 22-year-old Shelton, seeded fourth in the Masters 1000 hard-court event, had 16 aces in the final. He also won on hard courts in Tokyo in 2023 and on clay in Houston last year.
Shelton will move to a career-high No.6 in the world. He outlasted Khachanov a night after topping second-seeded Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-3 in an all-American semi-final.
The 29-year-old Khachanov has seven career victories - all on hard courts. In the semi-finals, he survived a match point in another third-set tiebreaker against top-seeded Alexander Zverev.
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner - the 2023 winner in Toronto - and No.2 Carlos Alcaraz skipped the expanded event as they prepare for the US Open.
Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool won the all-English doubles final, saving four match points in a 6-3 6-7 (7-5) 13-11 victory over Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski. The second-seeded Wimbledon champions have won 19 straight matches.
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