Overview
- Karen Khachanov saved a match point to upset top seed Alexander Zverev 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(7/4) in a near three-hour semifinal
- Ben Shelton overcame a delay from a faulty electronic line-calling system before downing Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 final
- At 22, Shelton is the youngest American to contest a Masters 1000 final since Andy Roddick in 2004 and stands to climb to world No. 6 with a title
- Khachanov will appear in his second Masters 1000 final and his first since winning the 2018 Paris Masters
- The National Bank Open final between Khachanov and Shelton is scheduled for Thursday night on Toronto’s Centre Court