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Serve, Set, Match! Speedy Shelton Takes 55 Seconds to Reach Third Round

Summary by The Straits Times
LONDON - Talk about a man in a hurry -- 10th seed Ben Shelton required just 55 seconds to finish off Australian Rinky Hijikata and reach the Wimbledon third round on Friday as he completed a 6-2 7-5 6-4 victory Read more at straitstimes.com.

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American Ben Shelton, 10th favorite in the Wimbledon 2025 men’s picture, starred this Friday in one of the most vertiginous resumptions in the history of the tournament. Following the suspension of his second-round match against Australian Rinky Hijikata the night before for lack of light, Shelton needed just 70 seconds to finish the game he was missing and seal his third-round standings. Controversial suspension On Thursday, at Track 2 of the A…

Four points. Seventy seconds. Three ace and a winning service. This is the conclusion of the match between Shelton and Hijikata that had been suspended on Thursday evening on 6-2 7-5 5-4 because of the darkness. A decidedly curious situation, caused by the innovation introduced this year in Wimbledon for the first time: Hawk-Eye Live. The suspension, in fact, was imposed by the supervisor as much as was missing (potentially) only a game at the e…

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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore on Friday, July 4, 2025.
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