American tennis phenom Ben Shelton is through to his first Wimbledon quarterfinals, and his sister has him to thank for getting an extended leave from work.

Ben Shelton made a public plea to Morgan Stanley to give his sister the week off to stay at Wimbledon and continue rooting him on. His sister was joined by his girlfriend, soccer star Trinity Rodman,

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.