Dominant
Shelton dispatches Brooksby in Montreal
3-6 5-7
- 1/32 Finals
- Hard
- Dominant
Ben Shelton defeated Jenson Brooksby 6-3, 7-5 in the first round of the Montreal ATP event on hard court. Shelton took the opener with a comfortable margin, then had to work through a tighter second set before closing out the straight-sets win.
Match context
Why this one matters
A win in a 1/32 finals match at Montreal on hard courts is another data point in the argument Shelton's game keeps making: that first-strike tennis — the serve, the forehand behind it, the forward pressure — holds up week over week, not just on highlight reels.
- Straight-sets win in Montreal R32
- 6-3, 7-5 scoreline vs. Brooksby
- Improves to 2-0 in head-to-head
Montreal — every round
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