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Ben Shelton was in the match Wimbledon Championship On Thursday, however, he had to wait until the next day to do so.
That’s from his second round match Linky Hijikata Hanged for the darkness.
Shelton was leading 6-2, 7-5, 5-4 when the match was called, but obviously he wasn’t happy – play was suspended at 9:29 pm local time, with both players having a discussion to pause play early in the match.
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Ben Shelton celebrates his victory over Linky Hijikata on the fifth day of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Crockett Club in London on Friday, July 4th, 2025. (John Walton/PA image via Getty Images)
Shelton approached the judge and had to be held back by another official to calm him down.
Well, Shelton and Hijikata returned to court early Friday to finish the match – and it took a minute to do so as Shelton advanced to the third round.
“It was difficult. At that point we knew we were playing in conditions that were not ideal for tennis. For me, it was, ‘What’s the other game at that point?” Shelton said after the game. For me, I live with it. I came out today and did what I was doing.
Top Ben Shelton will return the ball to Australia’s Linky Hijikata in the second round of men’s singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship in London on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan)
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“I wasn’t breaking the entire match. It wasn’t broken from the first set in the first round, and I was confident I’d come here with one service game to finish it.”
Shelton said he wasn’t sure of his plans for the day and debated whether he should practice, considering Friday would be a day off for the 10th-ranked player in the world.
“That’s not true. I warmed up for 30 minutes and then spent a minute on the court. I spent more time preparing than in the actual game,” he said.
Ben Shelton responds with all England Lawn Tennis and Crockett Club after scoring points against Linky Hijikata on the fourth day of the Wimbledon 2025 championship. (Geoff Burke-Imagn image)
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Shelton will face Hungarian’s Merton Fossovick in the third round on Saturday. His best finish at Wimbledon followed last year’s fourth round – he made the semi-finals in both Australia and Australia. We’ll open.
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