Ben Shelton wasn’t supposed to be watching Trinity Rodman on Friday, but she certainly gave him something to cheer about.
The Washington Spirit star scored two goals to lead her team over the Houston Dash, and her boyfriend was able to witness her performance after his disappointing first-round loss at Wimbledon.
Rodman’s brace included a 94th-minute winner, after which she ran over to Shelton and gave him a kiss.
But she called the moment “bittersweet” following the No. 4 seed’s shocking loss to Otto Virtanen on Tuesday in London.
“Obviously it’s bittersweet. I wish he wasn’t here, but I’m obviously happy whenever he’s able to come and support me and I get to spend time with him,” she told Victory+ after the 2-1 win.
“I love that that little amount of time that he’s able to see me that I can put goals in the back of the net. So, I’m happy about that.”
With Shelton traveling around the world for much of the year due to his tennis schedule, quality time is hard to come by for the couple.
However, Rodman was in the stands last summer at Wimbledon as he went on to make the quarterfinals.
Shelton also referred to Rodman as his “lucky charm” as she watched him win the BOSS Open in Stuttgart, Germany.
On Friday, Rodman won the game for the Spirit as she cut onto her left foot and slid a shot into the bottom corner past Houston goalkeeper Jane Campbell. It was Rodman’s fifth goal of the season.
Shelton, meanwhile, will enjoy a bit of time off before resuming his busy tennis schedule.
