Searching for his maiden Masters crown, Shelton<\/a> took down the likes of Flavio Cobolli, Alex de Minaur, and Taylor Fritz en route to the final.<\/p>\n There, Shelton defeated Karen Khachanov<\/a>, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, to win the Canadian Open title.<\/p>\n The 22-year-old was a class above all tournament, especially during Shelton\u2019s semifinal win over Fritz<\/a>.<\/p>\n Reflecting on the tournament and that match in particular, the Canadian Open<\/a> tournament director requested a rule change after an incident occurred before the semifinal.<\/p>\n Karl Hale wants change to electronic line calling rules after semifinal incident in Toronto<\/p>\n As Shelton and Fritz were warming up for their semifinal match in Toronto, they were sent to the back as the match was postponed.<\/p>\n The match was delayed due to a problem with the electronic line-calling system, as the players were made to wait 20 minutes before the technology began working correctly.<\/p>\n Appearing as a guest on \u2018The Slice Tennis\u2019, tournament director Karl Hale explained why \u2018human\u2019 line judges weren\u2019t used as a replacement, as he revealed the rule change he\u2019s requested for the future.<\/p>\n \u201cI just sent one over today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had an issue with electronic line calling, and the players had to walk off the court. They would not go back on because the rule is that if you can\u2019t start the match without electronic line calling, to put line umpires on.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you play one point and it goes down, you can bring on the lines people, but you can\u2019t start the match like that.<\/p>\n \u201cThe challenge is that if you have a stadium of 15,000 people and five million watching TV, it doesn\u2019t make any sense that you just don\u2019t throw them out there in the spirit of the rule to support the fans, in-house and on broadcast.\u201d<\/p>\n Fans became agitated in Toronto, as they were made to wait for the start of the second semifinal match.<\/p>\n Eventually, it was Shelton who emerged victorious when they returned, defeating his countryman in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3.<\/p>\n Hale will be hoping for a rule change to prevent such a delay in the future, but what else can we expect from the 2026 Canadian Open?<\/p>\n 2026 Canadian Open: Location, line-up, and rule changes<\/p>\n As usual, the men\u2019s and women\u2019s events will switch locations for next year\u2019s Canadian Open.<\/p>\n The women will return to Toronto, while the men head over to Montreal.<\/p>\n We will likely see some bigger names take to the court in Montreal, as Hale hopes to avoid a repeat of the 2025 withdrawals<\/a> next year.<\/p>\n![\"Ben](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2228248810-1024x683.jpg\")
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