“ My girlfriend took the red eye from California last night to be here, ” beamed an emotional Ben Shelton after his girlfriend, the Washington Spirit star Trinity Rodman , joined the former’s family to cheer for the ATP star’s first 2025 US Open match. Now, with the action coming to an end at Flushing Meadows this year, it was only natural that Shelton would be the one to take up the cheerleading duties for Rodman.
Washington took on the Seattle Reign FC at Audi Field on Sunday for the NWSL action. Rodman, still en route to getting back to form from her back injury, scored two goals to help the hosts post yet another emphatic win. For understandable reasons, Shelton was seen ecstatic in the stands. However, the NWSL might have focused a little too much on the tennis star and ended up