{"id":361777,"date":"2025-08-07T12:48:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=361777"},"modified":"2025-08-07T12:48:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:48:42","slug":"khachanov-vs-shelton-national-bank-open-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/khachanov-vs-shelton-national-bank-open-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Khachanov vs. Ben Shelton National Bank Open final prediction: Back the favourite to win comfortably"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two top-15 ranked players battle it out in the final of the National Bank Open in Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Ben Shelton is shaping into one of the world&#8217;s best players at only 22 years old. In Toronto, he looks for his first ATP title of the season against a red-hot Karen Khachanov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Khachanov vs. Shelton prediction for the men&#8217;s National Bank Open final on Thursday, Aug. 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Khachanov vs. Shelton prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: <strong>Shelton -1.5 sets (+130)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both players are playing extremely well heading into the final, but I have to side with the recent results from Shelton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The American has consecutive straight-set wins over Taylor Fritz (6-4, 6-3) and Alex de Minaur (6-3, 6-4) in matches that weren&#8217;t particularly close.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fritz hadn&#8217;t lost in straight sets in 24 straight contests and de Minaur won eight straight matches before playing Shelton.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Khachanov is rolling, too, beating No. 3-ranked Alexander Zverev in the semifinal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Zverev wasn&#8217;t on the same form as either Fritz or de Minaur, and Khachanov needed all three sets to get the job done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That includes a match-deciding tiebreaker in the third set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/tennis\/events\/12792086\">Full Khachanov vs. Shelton betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only is Shelton beating better competition, but he&#8217;s doing it convincingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American also holds a notable edge with his serve. At the National Bank Open, Shelton has served 65 aces while committing just 17 double faults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For context, Khachanov has recorded 31 aces and 21 double faults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That means Shelton is averaging 1.1 aces per game with a whopping 92% hold rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can&#8217;t see Khachanov having much success breaking his opponent, while his serve hasn&#8217;t been dominant enough to convince me he can have the same success in his service games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> When these two met at the 2025 Indian Wells Open, Shelton won the match in straight sets (6-3, 7-5). He won 41% of his return points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Khachanov vs. Shelton prediction made at 12:47 p.m. ET on 08\/07\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two top-15 ranked players battle it out in the final of the National Bank Open in Toronto. 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