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Ben Shelton def. Learner Tien — Semifinal, National Bank Open 2026

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National Bank Open 2026

Masters 1000HardCanada

Played13 Aug 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸5 seedranked ATP number 10 going into this drawWon

Ben Shelton66

Winner meets Brandon Nakashima

Straight sets

🇺🇸12 seedranked ATP number 19 going into this draw

Learner Tien23

What this match is worth

Points earned

+650

Shelton · Tien banks 400

Head to head

1–1 level

In Setlex records · including this match

Around this match

The other semifinal

Brandon Nakashima d. Rafael Jodar7-6(3) 6-4

Seeds left

2 of 22 — nos. 5, 12

Both roads here

Shelton
Round
Tien

🇺🇸Jenson Brooksby

6-3 7-5

R64

Gael Monfils🇫🇷

6-3 0-6 6-3

🇧🇪Zizou Bergs

6-3 6-2

R32

Tommy Paul🇺🇸

6-3 6-2

🇧🇷Joao Fonseca

6-3 7-6(3)

R16

Thiago Agustin Tirante🇦🇷

6-4 6-4

🇨🇿Jakub Mensik

6-3 6-1

QF

Daniel Merida Aguilar🇪🇸

6-3 6-2

Ben Shelton and Learner Tien reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 64: Ben Shelton beat Jenson Brooksby; Learner Tien beat Gael Monfils. Round of 32: Ben Shelton beat Zizou Bergs; Learner Tien beat Tommy Paul. Round of 16: Ben Shelton beat Joao Fonseca; Learner Tien beat Thiago Agustin Tirante. Quarterfinal: Ben Shelton beat Jakub Mensik; Learner Tien beat Daniel Merida Aguilar

How they arrived

8–0

Sets won

8–1

66%

Games won

62%

1–0

Tiebreaks

0–0

0

Deciding sets

1

Previous meetings

1 meeting in Setlex records

Learner Tien leads 1–0

  1. 2026 · HardLearner Tien won — Indian Wells, USA, Round of 327-6(3) 4-6 6-3