Pakistan, Aug. 9 -- Ben Shelton threw down eight aces and produced three love games in the second set in dominating Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-2 on Friday in reaching the fourth round of the ATP Montreal Masters.

Fifth seed Shelton, highest-ranked man remaining in a severely depleted field, improved his chance for a second straight title in Canada with the rout in 65 minutes.

The American profitted from foot faults and double-faults from his Belgian opponent in advancing to a round of 16 for the first time this season.

"It was a good day for me, I managed the match well," said 23-year-old Shelton. "He came out serving extremely well. I had to make some adjustments. "I found a way to break his serve and kept the foot on the gas when I got the l...