American fourth seed Ben Shelton battled from a set down to clinch his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the Canadian Open on Thursday, defeating Karen Khachanov of Russia 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(3). The world number seven capped off an impressive week that saw him beat Italian 13th seed Flavio Cobolli,

Ben Shelton moved past Novak Djokovic into sixth spot, a new career high for the American, in the ATP Rankings updated on Friday after his title-winning run at the Canadian Open.

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