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Wimbledon broadcaster forced to apologise to Ben Shelton’s girlfriend after she fumed at fixation on estranged father Dennis Rodman

The BBC has apologised to Trinity Rodman after she angrily lashed out at their coverage of boyfriend Ben Shelton’s third-round Wimbledon victory.

The world number 10 secured a straight-sets victory over Hungarian Marton Fucsovics on Saturday and followed it up with another win over Lorenzo Sonego on Monday to book his spot in the quarter-finals.

    Trinity Rodman (right) was left unimpressed by the BBC’s coverage of Ben Shelton’s third-round matchGetty

    But it was the win over Fucsovics that left her particularly aggrieved after being misidentified by television commentators who continually made reference to her estranged father – basketball hall of famer Dennis Rodman.

    Trinity, a soccer star in her own right, plays for the US Women’s national team and the Washington Spirit.

    However, her trip to London was centred on her support for Shelton alongside the tennis star’s family.

    After being alerted to the BBC’s coverage of his match, Trinity was angered by commentator Andrew Castle who referred to her as ‘Tiffany’ on multiple occasions.

    “For those who don’t know… my name is TRINITY, not Tiffany,” she wrote in an Instagram story to her more than 600k followers.

    “Also, for Ben’s matches, he has his family there as his support system, which includes his dad. My dad’s not even in MY life. No need to bring him up during HIS matches when I don’t even want him talked about during mine. It’s his and his loved ones’ moment. Thank you.”

    Castle used the broadcast to speak about former Chicago Bulls star Rodman whom he labelled as ‘one of the greatest sportsmen of all time,’ but also ‘the biggest wind-up merchant of all time.’

    He recalled Rodman’s incredible skillset and how he defended the great Michael Jordan while at the Detroit Pistons before later helping Jordan secure three of his six NBA titles.

    Now, the BBC has issued an apology on Castle’s behalf.

    It read: “Andrew apologises for mispronouncing Trinity Rodman’s name during the Ben Shelton vs. Lorenzo Sonego match.”

    GettyShelton booked his place in the quarter-finals where he will face Jannick Sinner[/caption] Dennis Rodman is best known for his exploits with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990sGetty

    Meanwhile, Shelton is carving out a stellar career of his own after making a huge splash at Wimbledon so far.

    The 22-year-old American booked his spot in the quarter-finals for the first time where he takes on world number one Jannick Sinner on Wednesday.

    Shelton has been backed by his family and in particular his sister Emma who was given special permission to attend the tournament after Shelton publicly appealed to her employers to allow her to travel.

    Emma and Trinity were seen rallying behind Shelton from the stands as he powered to victory twice in three days.

    “I’ve been playing well this week. It’s not just been me here. I have a great team. My parents are here. My girlfriend’s here,” Shelton said

    “Also, my sister’s here. She’s been here for every match that I’ve played this tournament so far. She’s been the lucky charm.

    “But she has work back in the US, starting on Monday. She works for Morgan Stanley.”

    “If any of you all have some (connections) and get her a couple extra days off so she can (stay and) we can keep this rolling, that’d be great.”

    Trinity opened up on the strained relationship she shares with her fatherGetty

    Meanwhile, the references to her father has seemingly overshadowed Trinity’s stay in London.

    She has previously spoken about the complicated relationship she shares with her father and his struggles with alcoholism.

    “He’s not a dad. Maybe by blood, but nothing else,” she told the Call Her Daddy podcast.

    She also admitted to her mother’s ill-treatment from Rodman whilst she was growing up and the need to protect her fathers reputation despite the ongoing.

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