Ugo Humbert returns the ball to Casper Ruud during their men's singles match at Wimbledon.
Ugo Humbert returns the ball to Casper Ruud during their men’s singles match at Wimbledon.

(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.

Humbert and Ruud had to wait just a few minutes before someone rushed onto the court with three rackets, leading to cheers and applause from the Wimbledon crowd, and a sheepish smile from the Frenchman.