The world number seven capped off an impressive week that saw him beat Italian 13th seed Flavio Cobolli, Australian ninth seed Alex de Minaur and American second seed Taylor Fritz on his way to achieving his first Masters 1000 title and the biggest title of his career.

TORONTO — Ben Shelton, the American upstart and world No. 7, made his first slam semifinal at the 2022 U.S. Open as a 20-year-old. Two years later, the box office showman has his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title.

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