Khachanov, Shelton Set Toronto ATP Final

Karen Khachanov saved a match point to defeat top seed Alexander Zverev 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(4) in the National Bank Open semifinal in Toronto, advancing to his second ATP Masters 1000 final, seven years after his first. Khachanov rallied from 3-1 down in the final-set tiebreak and credited his physical and mental resilience for overcoming Zverev, who committed 44 unforced errors. The match marked Khachanov's breakthrough after two previous semifinal losses in Canada. In the other semifinal, 22-year-old Ben Shelton defeated Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 after a delay caused by technical issues with the electronic line-calling system, making Shelton the youngest American since 2004 to reach an ATP Masters 1000 final. The final between Khachanov and Shelton is scheduled for Thursday night. Notably, this is the first time since 2010 that two Americans met in the semifinals of a Masters 1000 event.