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Trinity Rodman was missing from Ben Shelton’s box as the American chased a first Grand Slam title in Sunday’s US Open final.
Shelton is taking on No 1 seed Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s final at Flushing Meadows, with the 23-year-old looking to become the first American man to win a major since 2003.
Rodman has been a regular in her boyfriend’s box during this year's US Open but the soccer star had a match of her own on Sunday afternoon.
Rodman, who this year became the highest-paid player in women’s soccer, plays for the NWSL’s Washington Spirit and they faced Boston Legacy this weekend.
That match kicked off at 1pm ET – an hour before the US Open final – with Rodman named in the Washington Spirit starting XI.
With that game slated to finish shortly before 3pm, it might be possible for Rodman to rush to New York in time to catch the end of the US Open final.
Trinity Rodman was missing from Ben Shelton’s box during the US Open final on Sunday
The Washington Spirit star was in NWSL action against Boston Legacy at the same time
Shelton is taking on No 1 seed Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s final at Flushing Meadows
Flushing Meadows sits only a short drive from LaGuardia Airport, with direct flights from Washington DC taking around an hour.
Earlier this week, the 24-year-old daughter of NBA legend Dennis Rodman was in Shelton’s box for his quarterfinal win over Carlos Alcaraz, which finished at 3:33am.
Despite the latest finish in US Open history, the forward made it to Washington Spirit training later that day, driving five hours to arrive in time for the 11am session.
Rodman has been dating Shelton - the No 8 seed - for more than a year, with the couple going public in early 2025.
