A TENNIS prima could not fell his awkward absorption to a instrumentality proposing to him during a match.
Ben Shelton, 22, faced Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry successful the archetypal circular of the Swiss Indoors lawsuit successful Basel.
But arsenic helium closed successful connected victory, his absorption was temporarily distracted by a hopeful heckle from the crowd.
Leading 6-3 5-3 with Etcheverry astir to service to enactment successful the match, the plucky woman called out.
She asked: "Ben, volition you wed me?"
The petition prompted a ripple of laughter from the Swiss crowd.
Shelton - who reached the US Open semi-finals past twelvemonth acknowledgment to his ex-pro dada and coach - initially showed nary existent reaction, puffing retired his exhaling profoundly arsenic helium prepared to instrumentality serve.
But past the American lefty allowed himself a speedy chuckle and past wiped distant the sweat from his look portion shaking his head.
Etcheverry, though, did not look to spot the comic broadside arsenic helium kept his crippled look connected up of the must-win game.
The Argentine held earlier No6 effect Shelton safely booked his spot successful the circular of 16.
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