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Ben Shelton was serving for nan lucifer astatine nan Wimbledon Championships connected Thursday, but he had to hold until nan adjacent time to do so.
That's because his second-round bout against Rinky Hijikata was suspended owed to darkness.
Shelton was leading, 6-2, 7-5, 5-4, erstwhile nan lucifer was called, and he intelligibly was not happy - play was suspended astatine 9:29 p.m. section time, and some players had made arguments to suspend play earlier successful nan match.
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Ben Shelton celebrates triumph complete Rinky Hijikata connected time 5 of nan 2025 Wimbledon Championships astatine nan All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London connected Friday, July 4, 2025. (John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images)
Shelton approached nan umpire and had to beryllium held backmost by different charismatic to calm him down.
Well, Shelton and Hijikata returned to nan tribunal early Friday greeting to decorativeness nan lucifer - and it took 1 infinitesimal to do so, arsenic Shelton precocious to nan 3rd round.
"It was difficult. At that point, we benignant of knew that we were playing successful conditions that weren't perfect for tennis. For me, it was like, ‘what’s 1 much crippled astatine that point?' Shelton said aft nan match. "I understand nan tournament's gotta make immoderate decisions they make, and nan players gotta unrecorded pinch that. For me, I unrecorded pinch it. I came retired today, and I did what I do.

Ben Shelton, top, returns nan shot to Rinky Hijikata of Australia during their 2nd information men's singles lucifer astatine nan Wimbledon Tennis Championships successful London connected Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan)
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"I hadn't gotten surgery nan full match. I haven't gotten surgery since my first group successful my first round, and I felt assured coming retired present having 1 work crippled to decorativeness it."
Shelton said he was unsure of his plans for nan day, debating whether he should practice, considering Friday was primitively scheduled to beryllium an disconnected time for nan 10th-ranked subordinate successful nan world.
"It's different. I warmed up for 30 minutes, past spent 1 infinitesimal connected nan court. A batch much clip was spent successful nan mentation than nan existent match," he said.

Ben Shelton reacts aft winning a constituent against Rinky Hijikata connected time 4 of The Championships Wimbledon 2025 astatine All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)
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Shelton will look Marton Focsovics of Hungary successful nan 3rd information connected Saturday. His champion decorativeness astatine Wimbledon was lasting to nan 4th information past twelvemonth - he has made nan semifinals successful some nan Australian and U.S. Opens.
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