Wimbledon star wins in just 55 SECONDS before issuing apology to fans
The American No10 seed beat Australian Rinky Hijikata 6-2 7-5 6-4 in the second round.
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Ben Shelton took just 55 seconds on Friday to seal his second-round Wimbledon win
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Shelton could not believe he was denied the chance to serve out victory last night
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It was virtually dark when the players were called off
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However, the match descended into chaos last night when play was suspended due to bad light at 9.29pm moments after Shelton let three match points go begging.
That was despite Shelton leading 5-4 in the third and about to serve for the match, having not dropped his serve in the entire match.
Shelton furiously protested as he was desperate to get over the finish line so he could have today as a rest day.
But as he was held back from arguing with the chair umpire by a Wimbledon official in the darkness.
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So he made a rapid statement when he returned to No2 Court on Friday lunchtime.
Shelton won four straight points - including three aces - to complete the win in bizarre scenes.
And he could not help but laugh in his on-court interview, which was slightly delayed due to a technical glitch with the microphones.
Shelton later told ESPN: "It was difficult (last night).
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"At that point we knew we were playing in conditions that weren't ideal for tennis. For me it was like, 'What's one more game?' at that point.
"I understand the tournament has got to make whatever decisions they have to make and the players have got to live with that.
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"For me I lived with it, came out today and did what I had to do.
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"I hadn't got broken the whole match. I haven't been broken since the first set of my first match.
"I felt confident coming out here to finish it and really enjoyed the way I served it out."
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