Overview
- Shelton rallied from a first-set deficit to defeat Karen Khachanov 6-7(5-7), 6-4, 7-6(7-3) in a 2-hour-47-minute final for his first Masters 1000 title.
- The 22-year-old became the youngest American Masters champion since Andy Roddick in 2003 and the first to beat four top-20 opponents at a single event since Pete Sampras in 1994.
- He earned 800 ATP points in Montreal, moving from world No. 7 to No. 6 with 4,320 points, overtaking Novak Djokovic in the rankings.
- His $1.12 million winner’s cheque lifted his 2025 earnings to $3.59 million and pushed his career prize money past $9.18 million.
- Shelton joined a select group as the tenth American to capture a Masters 1000 title and the sixth to do so before turning 23.