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It was the Canadian's third Top 10 win of the week and moves hi up to No.32 on the world rankings.

"There's a lot to be happy about," Shapovalov said after the victory.

"Of course it's the biggest title of my career. I had a good chance against [Daniil] Medvedev a couple years ago [in Vienna, 2022], but he played a terrific match after losing the first. I'm really happy to stay strong this time and get the win."

Shapovalov fired down 13 aces to blow Ruud away, securing his first win against the Norwegian in their three meetings.

Shapovalov’s Top 10 wins this week came against Ruud, world No.9 and defending champion Tommy Paul in the semi-finals and world No.4 Taylor Fritz in the second round.

Fritz, Ruud and Paul were the top three seeds in Dallas, respectively. Before the week, Shapovalov had a 11-33 record against Top 10 players, so this win was more than a little unexpected.

Shapovalov has earned all three of his ATP Tour titles on indoor hard courts, with his previous two coming in Stockholm in 2019 and Belgrade in 2024.