BBC commentator slammed as he repeatedly gets name of Wimbledon star's Wag – who is US football star
Even though she is also a world-class football star and the daughter of one of his favourite athletes.
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Ben Shelton needed four sets to beat Lorenzo Sonego on No1 Court and book his place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time.
He was cheered on by his parents and sister Emma as well as his new girlfriend.
But his girlfriend also plays up front for the US women's national team and her dad is a five-time NBA winner.
Because Shelton is dating Trinity Rodman.
But despite correctly identifying her at times during the fourth-round clash, and lauding her father's basketball exploits, BBC commentator Andrew Castle got himself in a muddle.
Instead of calling her Trinity, he frequently referred to as "Tiffany" accidentally.
And it did not take long for plenty of disgruntled fans of the Olympic gold medalist and World Cup star to point out the blunder on social media.
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Another wrote: "Somebody tell Andrew Castle it's Trinity Rodman ffs not Tiffany."
A third added: "I'm BEGGING someone at @Wimbledon and @BBCSport to tell these world feed commentators that Ben Shelton's girlfriend is TRINITY RODMAN not TIFFANY (as they've called her no fewer than five times during the broadcast). She's an Olympic gold medalist! Do better!"
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And a final user wrote: "If these Wimbledon broadcasters call Trinity Rodman 'Tiffany' one more time, I might lose my mind."
Rodman - who has 11 goals in 47 caps for the USWNT - rocked a stunning two-piece blue outfit in the player's box on Monday and went through the emotions cheering on her man, who she has been dating since March.
Earlier on, Castle said: "Trinity Rodman is part of the US football national team set-up.
"Her father is Dennis Rodman who is one of the greatest sportsmen of all time and in my opinion the greatest rebounder in NBA history.
"And he's the biggest wind-up merchant of all time.
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"I mean, nobody wound people up more than Rodman.
"When he was with the Detroit Pistons in the NBA... they used to ruin Michael Jordan's life, then they were team-mates at the Bulls and legends together.
"So there is no one Trinity doesn't know in the hierarchy of US sport and a big star herself."
The footballer sat in between Shelton's mum Lisa and sister Emma.
But on Saturday, Emma was hilariously booed by the Wimbledon crowd after her brother outed her publicly for working for Morgan Stanley.
Shelton hit headlines earlier in the tournament when his second-round match was suspended for bad light just as he was ready to serve for the match in the third set.
He had to be held back from the umpire by a tournament official.
And he made a statement by returning on Friday to wrap up victory in just 70 seconds - with three aces and a service winner.
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