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Wimbledon hopeful Ugo Humbert turned up without rackets but stuns SW19 third seed

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tennis player, turning up to Wimbledon without a racket might seem like something of an oversight. But French hopeful Ugo Humbert didn't let it bother him one bit as he shocked third seed Casper Ruud 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 to reach the third round at SW19 on Wednesday afternoon.

Humbert already had his work cut out against one of the tournament favourites as he attempted to bridge a mammoth 119-place gap in the rankings.

And his task didn't get any easier after realising he had walked onto the court without any rackets - a rather important tool of the trade for a tennis player. READ MORE: Wimbledon star Jess Pegula is so rich she could buy Arsenal and build the Burj KhalifaIn hilarious scenes captured by the BBC cameras, Humbert could be heard telling the match umpire: "I don't have any rackets.

I'm sorry for that." Thankfully for Humbert and the fans inside SW19 who had already been subject to a 100 minute rain delay, their wait didn't go on for much longer as a coach arrived on court carrying three rackets for the embarrassed star.

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