With the withdrawal of many top-ranked players like Jannik Sinner , Carlos Alcaraz , Jack Draper , and Novak Djokovic from the Canadian Open, the tournament served as a good opportunity for other players to capitalize on this absence and improve their ranking and title record. Fourth seed Ben Shelton and eleventh seed Karen Khachanov have made the most of this opportunity, reaching the finals in Toronto.

For Shelton it marks his maiden Masters 1000 final. In his maiden Masters 1000 semifinal, he swept past fellow American Taylor Fritz in straight sets. The 22-year-old is also the youngest American man to reach a Masters 1000 final since Andy Roddick in 2004. At the press conference , Shelton spoke about the changes he had made to his game:

I am varying directions and chan

See Full Page