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Shelton and Nakashima set up first all-American Masters 1000 final since 2003
Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima booked the first all-American ATP Masters 1000 final since Roddick beat Fish in Cincinnati in 2003, Shelton beating Learner Tien 6-2, 6-3 and Nakashima beating Rafael Jodar 7-6 (3), 6-4 to set up a title match Shelton enters leading their head-to-head 5-0.
August 12, 1990: The day Stefan Edberg won Cincinnati to become world No 1
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1990, Stefan Edberg beat Brad Gilbert to capture the Cincinnati title and become world No 1
Unplayable Shelton extends unbeaten Canada run to 10 straight, reaches second Masters 1000 semi-final, Tien next
Ben Shelton overwhelmed Jakub Mensik 6-3, 6-1, finishing with 18 winners to three unforced errors, to reach a second straight Montreal semi-final and stretch his winning run at the event to 10 matches as he chases a Masters 1000 title defence.
Jodar beats Fils again to reach his first Masters 1000 semi-final
Rafael Jodar beat Arthur Fils 7-6 (5), 6-3, saving off three match points against him in a chaotic final game, to reach his first Masters 1000 semi-final.
“It should be good” – Holger Rune targets Davis Cup comeback on home soil by late September
Holger Rune has given his most upbeat update yet on his torn Achilles, telling Andy Roddick's Served podcast that he hopes to make his comeback at the Davis Cup at home in Denmark in late September, then build through Tokyo and Shanghai. "I'm starting to see light at the end of the tunnel now," said the former world No 4.
Why tennis’ next generation is no longer waiting its turn
August 10, 1986: The day Lendl got his revenge over Becker after a disappointing loss in Wimbledon
Shelton, Mensik and a Masters 1000 first: Montreal’s quarter-finals are all children of the 2000s
Tien matches his Masters 1000 best as his level keeps climbing in Montreal
Merida overwhelms error-strewn Griekspoor to reach maiden Masters 1000 quarter-final
Sinner withdraws from Cincinnati with knee injury
August 9, 1938: The day Australian legend Rod ‘Rocket’ Laver was born
Impressive Jodar and Fils blaze into the last eight, setting up standout Montreal quarter-final
Darderi ends Borges’s run to reach maiden Masters 1000 quarter-final on hard courts, Nakashima next
Teen sensation Fonseca meets defending champion Shelton in Montreal blockbuster
Jodar downs Musetti to continue red-hot run on hard court
De Minaur wastes match point, falls to Norrie again as seed carnage deepens in Montreal
Speculation grows around Sinner’s knee after Milan clinic visit
Fils reaches first Montreal round of 16, extends perfect record outside the top 25
Tien ends Monfils’s Montreal farewell with a bagel and a signature smash