Zverev, the No. 1 seed because Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner skipped the event, is a -250 favorite to defeat Khachanov, who is looking for his first Masters 1000 title since 2018. Zverev owns a 5-2 advantage over Khachanov in their career head-to-head, and he is 3-1 against the Russian on outdoor hard surfaces.

Karen Khachanov rallied to defeat top seed Alexander Zverev and book an ATP Toronto Masters title clash with Ben Shelton, who beat second seeded Taylor Fritz on Wednesday. Shelton, seeded fourth, hammered Fritz 6-4,