by The American Ben Shelton only needed 69 seconds to complete his second game against Rinky Hijikata in a bizarre Wimbledon-based activity in court.
Shelton, the 10th Seed, was a game from the victory on Thursday evening when Umpire Nacho Forcadell called a stop at 9:29 p.m.
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The couple returned on Friday afternoon and after going through the standard five-minute warming, Shelton started with an ace.
His next serve was wide, but the return of the Australian hijikas for the second serve was long.
The courtyard two crowds were treated by Ben Shelton (Ben Whitley/Pa)
Two more aces followed a 6-2 7-5 6: 4 victory in just more than 18 hours in just over 18 hours after the game started.
“I thought it was a great match,” the 22-year-old smiled. “Many thanks to everyone who stayed late and came back.
“I was hoping to hit a few basic strokes, so I may have to return to the practice.
“I missed a first surcharge, some things that I was upset about for the next round and improved.”
Shelton later revealed that the referee informed him that the match had to be suspended because the electronic line call would stop working because it became darker.
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“He said it was a five-minute warning until the Hawk eye went down,” said Shelton.
“This included the changeover, so that there is not enough time to complete the game.
“I told him only 60 seconds. That was my goal when I went out there today.”
Shelton meets Hungarian Marton Fucsovics in the third round.
