Ben Shelton ends the greatest week (and a bit) of his career so far by becoming the youngest American Masters 1000 champion since Andy Roddick, when he won the 2004 Miami Open at just 21 years old. After back-to-back top 10 wins, a tense final went the way of the American, as he edged out Karen Khachanov 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Coming Up Clutch

While many might see Shelton as just a big server, this week he proved he has more to his game than just power. He showed his ability to fight back from adversity and come up clutch when it mattered most. After winning final-set tiebreakers in earlier rounds against Brandon Nakashima and Flavio Cobolli, he did the same in the final.

Despite having set points of his own, Shelton lost the first set and conceded in his post-match interview that he wa

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