
Ugo Humbert arrives on court without his rackets but goes on to produce biggest Wimbledon shock so far
CNN
Shoes, hat, bag. Ugo Humbert arrived on Wimbledon's No.2 court with most of the essentials needed for his second-round match against Casper Ruud -- except for his rackets.
After a 90-minute rain delay, Humbert set off to face his Norwegian opponent only to halt the match even further when he had to tell the umpire he didn't have anything to hit the balls with.
"I do not have any rackets. I am sorry," an apologetic Humbert said to the umpire before the ball toss.

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