Shelton edges past Fonseca 6-3 7-6 in Montreal last 16

Ben Shelton controlled the key moments to beat Joao Fonseca 6-3 7-6 in the Montreal round of 16, taking the opening set clearly before surviving a tie-break to close it out in straights. The serve told the story: Shelton landed 73 percent of first deliveries and won 78.3 percent of those points, adding five aces against a single double fault. Fonseca, by contrast, managed no aces, three double faults and just 63.9 percent first serves in, winning only 58.5 percent behind them and 53.3 percent on second. That margin was enough for Shelton to reach the quarter-finals on hard court.