Ben Shelton qualified in round 3 of Wimbledon, after passing in three sets of Rinky Hijikata, score 6-2, 7-5, 6-4. The organizers decided to interrupt the game last night, at the 5-4 score in set 3, when the American was preparing to serve for the match. The players returned to the field today.
Ben Shelton arrived in round 3 at Wimbledon after a song with song. Photo Getty Images
As expected, Ben Shelton quickly solved the last range, needing 4 balls to write 6-4 in the set.
The American apologized to the fans, who could not see too much tennis. “For me, it was a completely different experience to play in two days and come back today for … what was that … 55 seconds (no were 77 seconds).
At that time (no last night when the match interrupted), I knew we were playing in conditions that were not ideal for tennis. So for me there was something like: “What does an extra range matter?” I understand that the organizers must make the decisions they consider necessary, and the players must accept them. That’s how I did. I came today and did my job. ” said Ben Shelton after the match.
