London, Jul 6 (AP) Ben Shelton launched a public plea for his sister to get some extra time off from her job at investment bank Morgan Stanley so she could remain at Wimbledon to cheer for him. It worked. After advancing to face Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego on Monday in the fourth round, Shelton spoke in an on-court interview in front of a crowd that included his sister, Emma, and his girlfriend, U.S. national soccer team star Trinity Rodman. Also Read | IND vs ENG 2nd Test 2025: Start of Play on Day 5 Delayed Due to Rain Between India, England. 鈥淚’ve been playing well this week. It’s not just been me here. I have a great team. My parents are here. My grildfriend’s here. Also, my sister’s here. She’s been here for every match that I’ve played this tournament so far. She’s been the lucky charm,鈥 said the 10th-seeded Shelton, a 22-year-old American who has appeared in two Grand Slam semifinals. 鈥淏ut she has work back in the U.S., starting on Monday. She works for Morgan Stanley.鈥 Also Read | ZIM vs SA 2nd Test 2025: Zimbabwe Opener Prince Masvaure Misses Second Match Against South Africa Due to Respiratory Tract Infection. That drew some boos from spectators as Emma covered her face with her hands. 鈥淚f any of you all have some (connections) and get her a couple extra days off so she can (stay and) we can keep this rolling,鈥 Shelton continued after his 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory over Marton Fucsovics of Hungary on Saturday, 鈥渢hat’d be great.鈥 Sure enough, hours later, Emma posted a short video on Instagram in which Ben is heard asking her, 鈥淵ou got the week off or what?鈥 She jumps up and down with her arms raised and a wide smile, and Ben says, 鈥淪houtout, Morgan Stanley.鈥 The caption reads 鈥渢hank you MS鈥 with three blue heart emojis and 鈥渞eturn flight: cancelled.鈥 Ben Shelton, who won all nine sets he played in Week 1 at the All England Club, beat Sonego in the Australian Open quarterfinals in January. (AP) (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)