Ben Shelton needs just 69 seconds to complete match halted on Thursday night

Shelton, the 10th seed, was one game from victory on Thursday evening when umpire Nacho Forcadell called a halt to the match due to fading light at 9.29pm.
Ben Shelton needs just 69 seconds to complete match halted on Thursday night

Ben Shelton celebrates victory over Rinky Hijikata (John Walton/PA)

American Ben Shelton took just 69 seconds to complete his second-round match against Rinky Hijikata in a bizarre Wimbledon sideshow on Court Two.

Shelton, the 10th seed, was one game from victory on Thursday evening when umpire Nacho Forcadell called a halt to the match due to fading light at 9.29pm.

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