Shelton defends Montreal crown, joins elite Open Era club with gritty win over Nakashima

American Ben Shelton, the No. 5 seed, beat countryman Brandon Nakashima, the No. 28 seed, 6-3, 7-6 (4) to win the Canadian Open on Friday night, becoming just the seventh man in the Open Era to successfully defend this title, joining a list that runs from Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe through Andre Agassi, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. He is also the third man born in the 2000s to…

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