Sat Jul 05 12:50:00 UTC 2025: ## Shelton Seals Victory After Overnight Wait, Alcaraz Extends Streak at Wimbledon

**London, UK** – American tennis player Ben Shelton completed his second-round victory over Rinky Hijikata at Wimbledon today with a swift and decisive service game, winning 6-2, 7-5, 6-4. The match had been suspended on Thursday evening due to fading light, leaving Shelton just one game away from victory.

Shelton needed only 70 seconds after play resumed to secure the win, firing three aces and an unreturnable serve to finish off his opponent. The delay followed a tense exchange where Shelton requested the match continue, arguing he only needed 60 seconds to complete the game before the Hawk-Eye line-calling system was scheduled to shut down. While the All England Club cited fading light as the reason for suspension, Shelton said the umpire was concerned about the system going down mid-game.

Following the suspension on Thursday, Shelton appeared frustrated, a supervisor intervened, and blocked Shelton’s path to the chair umpire. The American later explained he understood the umpire’s difficult position and clarified the situation was a misunderstanding, stating that his gesture was misread. He added, “I wanted to get my point across” and ” It probably looked more tense than it was…It was nothing.”

Shelton will now face Marton Fucsovics in the third round, who defeated Gaël Monfils in a five-set match that was also held over.

In other Wimbledon news, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz extended his winning streak to 21 matches with a hard-fought 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany. While Struff managed to take a set off Alcaraz, the No. 2 seed ultimately proved too strong, breaking serve in the crucial ninth game of the fourth set and closing out the match. Alcaraz will face Andrey Rublev of Russia in the round of 16. “I knew this would be very difficult,” the No 2 seed said. “His game is very well-suited to grass. I’m just pleased to get the win in four sets. It was stressful.”

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