Because her Washington Spirit duties clash with the US Open schedule, trinity Rodman will miss boyfriend Ben Shelton’s first Grand Slam final on Sunday.
Rodman is a forward for the Washington Spirit and has been an important part of the team since joining the NWSL in 2021. She reached a career high with nine regular-season goals earlier this season and became the youngest player in NWSL history to reach 60 regular-season goal contributions. Washington’s game against Boston Legacy FC is at Audi Field and starts at 1 pm ET. Shelton, 23, is an American tennis player and the No. 8 seed at the US Open.
The timing means Rodman cannot be in the stands for one of the biggest matches of Shelton’s career. The Washington Spirit are also chasing the top spot in the NWSL, making her match an important one. The Spirit entered Sunday five points behind NJ/NY Gotham FC at the top of the table, with Washington still having a game in hand. The schedule leaves almost no room for Rodman to make the trip. Shelton’s final begins an hour later in Queens. He reached his first Grand Slam final by beating Frances Tiafoe in the semifinals.
He had earlier beaten defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set quarterfinal.
Rodman is expected to play in the Spirit’s NWSL match against Boston Legacy FC at 1 pm ET, while Shelton’s men’s singles final against Alexander Zverev is scheduled for 2 pm ET at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.
