Arthur Fils & Ben Shelton surge into Toronto quarter-finals

Doubles

Fils/Shelton surge into Toronto QFs

Wimbledon winners Cash/Glasspool extend streak; Krawietz/Puetz advance

Geoff Robins/Tennis Canada Ben Shelton and Arthur Fils in action at the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers in Toronto. By ATP Staff

Arthur Fils and Ben Shelton continued their explosive doubles partnership on Saturday at the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers, where they booked their spot in the quarter-finals.

The French-American duo, competing in its third ATP Tour event together, defeated eighth seeds Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 7-5 to advance amid a vibrant atmosphere in Toronto. Fils and Shelton saved the only break point they faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats, to improve to 3-2 as a team.

They will next face fourth seeds and reigning Nitto ATP Finals champions Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz, who beat singles stars Alex Michelsen and Frances Tiafoe 6-4, 6-3. Shelton, still alive in the singles event, faces Flavio Cobolli on Sunday for a spot in the quarter-finals.

Wimbledon champions Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool extended their winning streak to 16 matches by overcoming John Peers and Jan Zielinski 6-2, 6-7(3), 10-8. The British stars, who are No. 1 in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings, await Canadian wild cards Liam Draxl and Cleeve Harper or Guido Andreozzi and Sander Arends in the last eight.

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