Overview

• Shelton advanced to the US Open third round with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over Pablo Carreño Busta at Louis Armstrong Stadium.
• During the post-match news conference, Rodman asked, “How did it feel not being able to serve faster than 135 today?” and noted his serve wasn’t “breaking 140.”
• Shelton laughed, asked “Why did you give her a question?”, then said the cold affected his serve and that he will work on “serving bigger,” joking as he left, “They’ll let anyone in the room.”
• The US Open’s official account posted the exchange, turning it into a viral moment for a couple whose relationship went public in March and has featured frequent courtside support.
• Shelton next faces Adrian Mannarino in the third round, while Rodman, a Washington Spirit and USWNT forward, has been squeezing in trips to New York after her own matches.