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Ben Shelton is set to return to the hard court at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for third-round action at the 2025 U.S. Open.

Shelton defeated Pablo Carreño Busta in straight sets in a second-round men's singles match on Wednesday. After the victory, Shelton fielded questions from members of the media. But the 22-year-old American tennis star ended up hearing a question from an unexpected press conference room visitor.

U.S. women’s national soccer team star Trinity Rodman, who publicly acknowledged her romance with Shelton earlier this year, cheered for the world’s sixth-ranked tennis player from the stands during the second-round match.

Rodman jokingly took aim at the uncharacteristic speeds of Shelto

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