Shelton had some close battles en route to the title, getting pushed to three sets twice in his first three matches—he rallied from an early break down in the third set to defeat countryman Emilio Nava in the first round, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-3, then survived another three-setter against Joao Fonseca in the quarterfinals, eventually outslugging the Brazilian rising star, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
And even though the final was straight sets, it was a battle, too, as Shelton needed nine set points to close Cobolli out the first set, then was two points away from dropping the second set—serving at 4-5, 0-30—before holding, breaking and serving it out.
With that, the American men’s No. 1 captured the fifth ATP title of his career, having previously won one Masters 1000 title in Toronto last year, two ATP 500s in Tokyo in 2023 and Dallas this year, and one ATP 250—which was also on clay—in 2024.
