Ben Shelton recorded his first Tour win over Learner Tien to reach the Canadian Open final.

The defending champion won 6-2 6-3 in an hour and 26 minutes; he has not dropped a single set at this year's competition.

Shelton started on the back foot as he was forced to save four break points across his first two service games, though back-to-back breaks in the sixth and eighth games saw the fifth seed win the first set.

The second proved to be more straightforward for Shelton, who converted a break point in the first game and gave away none of his own before clinching victory with his third match point.

"I am super happy with the performance," Shelton said after the semi-final victory.

"Learner is a guy who presents me with a lot of problems in my game. A tough challenge to overcome.

"To get a win over him in the fashion that I did, I'm super pleased with that."

It will be an all-American showdown for the Montreal title after Brandon Nakashima defeated Rafael Jodar 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 earlier on Wednesday.

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Shelton eyes more Canadian glory

Since the format’s introduction in 1990, Shelton is the first player since Jannik Sinner at Miami in 2021 and 2023 to reach their first two finals in an ATP-1000 at the same event.

Shelton is also the second player after Andy Roddick to reach his first two finals in an ATP-1000 at the Canadian Open.

He is the first player since Rafael Nadal in 2018 and 2019 to reach consecutive finals at the competition, where Shelton has also claimed 13 career wins – it is his most at an ATP-1000 event.

Meanwhile, in the last two decades, Nakashima is the third American player to reach their maiden final in an ATP-1000 at the Canadian Open, along with Shelton (2025) and Reilly Opelka (2021).