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Trinity Rodman called out the announcers at Wimbledon for getting her name wrong and for mentioning her dad
Rodman’s father is NBA legend Dennis Rodman
Rodman is at Wimbledon supporting her boyfriend, Ben Shelton
Trinity Rodman wants to set some things straight.
Rodman, 23, has been at Wimbledon for nearly every one of her boyfriend Ben Shelton’s matches this tournament, cheering him on alongside his parents and sister Emma. That’s led the Wimbledon broadcasters to bring her up during Shelton’s matches, but it’s led to some errors on their part — and frustrations for the NWSL star.
Rodman called them out on Monday, July 7 on her Instagram Stories, first pointing out that they called her by the wrong name.
“For those who don’t know, my name is TRINITY not Tiffany,” the Washington Spirit forward wrote.
She then went on to request that the Wimbledon announcers stop bringing up her estranged dad, NBA legend Dennis Rodman.
“Also, for Ben’s matches, he has his family there as his support system, which includes his dad… my dads 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.”
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Trinity Rodman’s Instagram Story.
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Rodman, who won Olympic gold with the USWNT at the 2024 Paris Olympics, mostly does not speak with her father.
In December, during an interview with Alex Cooper on “Call Her Daddy” Rodman said that Dennis, 64, is an absentee father and alcoholic.
On the podcast, Rodman also told Cooper about when, during her rookie season, Dennis showed up unannounced to a match after being out of touch with him for months and her reaction to spotting him in the crowd, “I finish that half and cry my eyes out in the locker room at halftime.”
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Dennis Rodman attends 2022 Revolt Summit on September 24, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.
She explained to Cooper that though the two embraced after the match, Dennis still did not reach out again for two years, until 2023, leaving her with “lost hope in ever getting him back.”
Now at Wimbledon, though, Trinity will continue to cheer on Shelton, 22, who will play his quarterfinal match on July 9, against world No. 1 Jannik Sinner. In making the quarterfinals, Shelton officially one-upped his father Bryan, a former pro tennis player who had his best Wimbledon result in 1994, when he reached the round of 16.
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Ben Shelton and Trinity Rodman.
On the other side of the draw, another American player, Taylor Fritz, will also have a buzzy player’s box with his girlfriend, influencer Morgan Riddle, supporting him in his semifinal match on July 11.
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