Is Ben Shelton America’s BIGGEST CHANCE for a Slam? | ATP & WTA Canadian Open Recap
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Show Notes
Ben Shelton wins the ATP Toronto Masters after THREE final-set tiebreaks 🏆 Karen Khachanov surges back into the Top 10, Victoria Mboko shocks Montreal with a historic WTA 1000 run, Novak Djokovic skips Cincinnati + Will anyone outside Sinner & Alcaraz win the ATP Cincinnati Masters? Dive in!
🎾 Inside Episode 34
Ben Shelton, Toronto Masters King
- First Masters 1000 title; completes the ATP 1000/500/250 set
- New career-high World Number 6 & overtakes Novak Djokovic
- Ice in his veins run: 3 of 6 matches decided in final set tiebreaks against Brandon Nakashima, Flavio Cobolli, Karen Khachanov)
- Two Top-10 wins on his path to the title against Alex de Minaur & Taylor Fritz
- Youngest ATP Masters champ since Andy Roddick
Karen Khachanov’s Big-Match Return
- First Masters final since Paris-Bercy 2018
- Back into the Top 10 rankings
- How clutch was he? Knocked out Ruud, Michelsen, then edged Zverev in a final-set TB
- Pushed Shelton to another final-set breaker in the championship match
Victoria Mboko’s Historic Montreal Title
- First career WTA trophy and it’s a WTA 1000!
- Beats four Grand Slam champions in one tournament: Sofia Kenin → Coco Gauff → Elena Rybakina → Naomi Osaka
- Second-youngest to do it since Serena Williams in 1999
- Skyrockets in the WTA Rankings from No. 337 in January to No. 25 by August (300+ spots in 8 months)
Spicy / No Spicy
- Was Osaka’s lack of a public congrats to Mboko on stage… a bad look or a nothing-burger?
Cool Dude Moments
- Why did the Toronto crowd erupts during Shelton–Khachanov final?
- Why did Shelton give Khachanov a first serve—twice?
Buying or Selling?
- Two-week Masters events: growth engine or momentum killer?
Other Headlines
- Novak Djokovic will skip Cincinnati—enters the US Open with no match play since Wimbledon
- Grigor Dimitrov’s 58-Slam streak ends (from 2011 through Wimbledon 2025)
Overreaction or Not?
- Khachanov makes the ATP Finals
- Shelton overtakes Fritz as US No. 1
- Shelton is America’s best Slam chance
- Mboko is already a US Open favorite
Who Ya Got in Cincy?
• • The boys in studio make their picks!