Eleventh-seeded Karen Khachanov of Russia outlasted top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday night to reach the National Bank Open Open final.

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 is the first finalist at the Canada Masters in Toronto! The 11th seed faced the top seed Alexander Zverev in the semi-final and denied a match point in a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 triumph after two hours and 52 minutes.