By Martyn Herman
LONDON (Reuters) -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
The American was left frustrated the previous evening when the contest on Court Two was suspended because of fading light with Shelton about to serve for the match.
That did not sit well with the 22-year-old who was heard to shout “just one more game” to the umpire.
After a night to sleep on it, Shelton made no mistake when play resumed, serving three aces and an unreturned second serve to take his place in the last 32, with the crowd chanting, “One more game”.
The big-serving Shelton has enjoyed a consistent run in the Grand Slams, now having reached at least the third round in his last eight appearances, including a semi-final run in Australia at the beginning of the year.
Shelton will play Hungarian lucky loser Marton Fucsovics in the next round when victory would see him match his best result at Wimbledon having reached the last 16 this time last year.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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