Shelton beats Karatsev 7-5, 6-1 to win first tour-level titleAmerican, 21, will climb to career-high No 15 in rankings
American rising star Ben Shelton won his first ATP Tour title on Sunday, beating Russian Aslan Karatsev 7-5, 6-1 in the final of the Japan Open.
Shelton only turned professional in August last year but he reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in January and the semi-finals of the US Open last month.
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