Who needs a hidden camera show when you’ve got live sports drama like this? Ben Shelton, the rising American tennis star, was left visibly baffled during the Canadian Open final. Picture this: Shelton is mid-match, locking horns with Karen Khachanov, when the Toronto crowd suddenly erupts into deafening cheers. But plot twist! The cheers weren’t for him or even his opponent. Nope, they were for 18-year-old Canadian sensation Victoria Mboko, who had just clinched the women’s title miles away in Montreal.

You almost felt bad for Shelton as he approached the umpire and muttered something along the lines of, “Wait, what just happened? Did I miss my cue?” Turns out, the local fans couldn’t contain their excitement after Mboko pulled off one of the most incredible runs in tennis this year, beat

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