American tennis star Ben Shelton was left visibly furious after his second-round match at Wimbledon against Rinky Hijikata was suspended due to poor lighting—right as he was about to serve for the win.

Having dominated the match early on, Shelton took the first two sets convincingly, 6-2 and 7-5. He then surged ahead in the third, leading 5-4 and preparing to serve for the match. But as the sun dipped below the horizon and the clock neared 21:30, the umpire on Court Two made the contentious call to halt play for the day.

The decision sparked immediate frustration from the 22-year-old, who had hoped to close out the match within minutes. His protests to officials were animated, questioning why the suspension couldn’t have come earlier or why he now had to return on Friday to potentially play just one game. The interruption also robs him of what could have been a valuable full day of rest.

Shelton, a two-time Grand Slam semi-finalist and seeded 10th at this year's Wimbledon, had earlier asked for play to be paused before the third set began due to fading light—but that request had been denied. To make matters worse, he had just failed to convert three match points on Hijikata's serve moments before the suspension.

Now, instead of celebrating a straight-sets victory, Shelton must refocus and return to finish the job—hoping the overnight delay doesn't shift the momentum in Hijikata’s favor.