Ben Shelton repeated as National Bank Open presented by Rogers champion as he bested fellow American Brandon Nakshima 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Stade IGA’s centre court. This was the first all-American final since 1995, when Andre Agassi defeated Pete Sampras at Jarry Park. The 23-year-old left-hander became the first repeat victor at the NBO since Rafael Nadal in 2019. “For me, this week was a massive stepping stone,” Ben Shelton said. “I would say even more than what I did in Toronto last year, with the way that I did it. I thought I was much more clinical, more focused. I was an elite returner at times, but the way that I was able to break serve and the fashion with which I did it, my ability to play defence and offence, I’m excited with the way that I’m progressing throughout this season on the hard courts. I’ve felt that each tournament I’ve gotten better and better, and obviously we’re still early in this U.S. Open swing and I have a lot of hard-court tennis through the rest of the year, so I’m just really looking forward to see what kind of damage I can do moving forward.”