Ben Shelton's sister BOOED by Wimbledon crowd after he reveals her job live on BBC
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BEN SHELTON'S sister Emma was BOOED during the American star's on-court interview yesterday.
The 22-year-old booked a place in round four of Wimbledon by beating Marton Fucsovics 6-3 7-6 6-2 on No1 Court.
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Ben Shelton gave shout outs to his family following his round three win
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Emma Shelton beamed in the crowd
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Emma jokingly placed her head in her hands as she was booed
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During his on-court interview, Shelton thanked his family sat up in his player box.
Supporting the booming lefty this week have been his father Bryan, himself a former ATP star, mum Lisa, girlfriend Trinity Rodman and sister Emma.
Shouting out his family, Shelton said: "I've been playing well this week. It's not just been me here, I have a great team.
"My parents are here, my girlfriend's here. Also, my sister's here. She's been here for every match I've played at this tournament so far.
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"She's been the lucky charm but she has work back in the US starting on Monday. She works for Morgan Stanley..."
At this point, the No1 Court crowd incredibly started booing.
Stood in the crowd, Emma laughed as she placed her head in her hands.
Shelton continued: "Hey! Come on now! She works for Morgan Stanley so if any of you all have any connections, get her a couple of days off so she can (stay) we can keep this rolling that would be great."
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Shelton was also watched by dad Bryan, left, mum Lisa, middle, and girlfriend Trinity Rodman, right
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Emma played college tennis for the Florida Gators, where dad Bryan was head coach prior to Ben going professional, between 2019 and 2023.
Following Shelton's on-court appeal, Emma was successful in securing some time off.
Shelton's sister celebrates securing week off work to watch brother at Wimbledon
Posting on his his Instagram story, Ben asked his sister: "Did you get the week off?"
Beaming, Emma responded by jumping up and down in celebration while laughing.
Shelton will next be in action against Lorenzo Sonego tomorrow.
The Italian overcame Brandon Nakashima 6-7 7-6 7-6 3-6 7-6 in a gruelling five hours and three minute epic on Court 14 yesterday.
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