Shelton won Masters 1000 in Canada

Shelton will reach the world sixth, the highest from the beginning of the career, when the transcript of the update next week. Since Andy Roddick in Miami in 2004, the United States has not had any players who won Masters 1000 at the age of 22. This is also the first time in many years, the flag country has two male tennis players in the top 6 in the world, when Taylor Fritz is in fourth place.

Fritz is Shelton's defeat in the semi -finals. But compared to the match against his fellow seniors, Shelton was much more difficult when the Khachanov. He was led 0-40 when holding the serve to finish the two, then rescued four consecutive break-point to win and bring the match to set three. Earlier, Shelton lost the first series, although sometimes led 5-3 and serve the serve. American players are superior when there are 16 ACEs with an average speed of a ball of 202 km/h. This is also a weapon that helps Shelton make a difference in the tie-break set series, set that no one has a break-point. He passed 5-2 leading and maintained the advantage to win 7-3, although Khachanov tried to save two match-point. "The peak form has come just when I need it the most. I was excellent and persistent, the qualities that I want to see more in myself ".

Rogers Cup is Shelton's third title on ATP Tour, after the championships in Tokyo and Houston. The American tennis player has won the title in all three of the last seasons and in a state of ready for the next major events on the hard yard, including the US expansion. The fourth seed has gone through a fierce tournament with five tie-breaks and a series of stressful matches. Abundant physical strength and concentration helped him go to glory at the largest event of the year.

Shelton's winning achievement from the beginning of the year is 32-16. He will look forward to the next event is Cincinnati Masters next week, where the return of the two best players in the world Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.