Ben Shelton takes 1 minute to defeat opponent at Wimbledon after match was suspended due to darkness

Ben Shelton was serving for the match at the Wimbledon Championships on Thursday but he had to wait until the next day to do so That's because his second-round bout against Rinky Hijikata was suspended due to darkness Shelton was leading - - - when the match was called and he clearly was not happy - play was suspended at p m local time and both players had made arguments to suspend play earlier in the match CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMShelton approached the umpire and had to be held back by another official to calm him down Well Shelton and Hijikata returned to the court early Friday morning to finish the match - and it took one minute to do so as Shelton advanced to the third round It was tough At that point we kind of knew that we were playing in conditions that weren't ideal for tennis For me it was like what s one more contest at that point ' Shelton mentioned after the match I understand the tournament's gotta make whatever decisions they make and the players gotta live with that For me I live with it I came out nowadays and I did what I do TOP-RANKED AMERICAN TENNIS STARS FALTER AT WIMBLEDON WITH EARLY-ROUND DEFEATS I hadn't gotten broken the whole match I haven't gotten broken since my first set in my first round and I felt confident coming out here having one utility championship to finish it Shelton explained he was unsure of his plans for the day debating whether he should practice considering Friday was originally scheduled to be an off day for the th-ranked athlete in the world It's different I warmed up for minutes then spent one minute on the court A lot more time was spent in the preparation than the actual match he reported Shelton will face Marton Focsovics of Hungary in the third round on Saturday His best finish at Wimbledon was lasting to the fourth round last year - he has made the semifinals in both the Australian and U S Opens Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter