(Video) Swiss Indoors match bizarrely suspended due to fog as Ben Shelton ‘hilariously’ tries to clear it with ‘towel’

The match between Ben Shelton and Andrey Rublev at the Swiss Indoors was halted for eight minutes due to fog.

(Video) Swiss Indoors match bizarrely suspended due to fog as Ben Shelton ‘hilariously’ tries to clear it with ‘towel’

Ben Shelton tried to clear the mist with a towel during his match against Andrey Rublev (Images via X)

The Swiss Indoors match between Ben Shelton and Andrey Rublev in Basel on Friday (October 25) got suspended even before they started to play. The players completed their warm-up, but as fog filled the court, the match was halted for eight minutes. 

When the chair umpire announced the delay, Shelton had an idea to start the match as soon as possible. He suggested to the chair umpire to clear the fog with the towels as he hilariously picked up his towel and started to swing his arms up and down to clear the mist.

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What do you think would happen if we start doing all the towels like this?

Ben Shelton asked the chair umpire 

And while Shelton was entertaining the crowd, Rublev sat quietly and watched the American with a smile. The video of the hilarious incident has been doing rounds on social media. 

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Here’s the video:

Shelton defeated Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka in straight sets before setting up the clash with the Russian. Rublev on the other hand, went past Alejandro Tabilo in the previous round. 

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Ben Shelton reveals Carlos Alcaraz and Grigor Dimitrov are his favorite players 

Ben Shelton adores Carlos Alcaraz and Grigor Dimitrov as he revealed in a recent interview why he loves to watch their matches. Shelton said Alcaraz is a ‘personality on court’ and entertains the crowd by playing tennis at a high level.

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Ben Shelton (Image via X)

I love watching Alcaraz and I love watching Grigor Dimitrov. I’d say those two are my two favorites. Alcaraz is a great athlete, can hit every shot in the book, entertains the crowd, and always has a smile on his face. 

Ben Shelton told Sky Sports 

Shelton then compared Dimitrov to 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer‘s game and called the Bulgarian’s technique ‘perfect’. The American has met Dimitrov just once, in the Round of 64 of the Monte-Carlo Masters, and lost it in three sets.

Against five-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz, Shelton lost the two matches he played, Round of 32 of the 2023 Canadian Open and in the Round Robin stage of the 2024 Laver Cup. 

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Shelton is chasing his second title of the season at the Swiss Indoors, having won the ATP Houston earlier this year. Dimitrov on the other hand, was last seen in action during the Vienna Open where he lost in the fourth round against Tomas Machac. Alcaraz recently lost the Six Kings Slam final to Jannik Sinner in Riyadh.