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Tyler Lauletta

Ben Shelton Called His Shot Before Finishing Match in 69 Seconds

Ben Shelton of the United States celebrates winning his match against Alex Bolt of Australia. | Susan Mullane-Imagn Images

Friday was a somewhat awkward day for Ben Shelton at Wimbledon.

On Thursday night, Shelton’s match against Rinky Hijikata was called due to darkness, despite Shelton being set to serve for the match at that moment. The call was especially frustrating because both Shelton and Hijikata had seemingly called for a potential earlier stoppage as the light was fading, and then when the match could come to an end, that conclusion was taken from them.

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