Ben Shelton may be the second-ranked American tennis player on the men’s side, but he’s the No. 1 supportive brother. After a quick and efficient third-round victory for Shelton, 22, at Wimbledon on July 5, he took the mic for a post game interview — and to advocate for some extra vacation days for his sister, Emma.

Ben Shelton's public plea for his sister to get some extra time off from her job at investment bank Morgan Stanley so she could remain at Wimbledon to cheer for him has worked.

Ben Shelton has reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal — doing a round better than his father-turned coach, Bryan, did in 1994 — by beating Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 7-5