The ATP Tour may be over, but Challenger events are still there to bring the excitement. Players are fighting to lift their rankings before the 2026 tennis season, grinding through year-end tournaments around the globe. In Islamabad, Nikita Bilozertsev and Zach Stephens met with the same goal in mind. But technological troubles added an unwanted layer of tension to the encounter.

On November 26, Ukraine’s Bilozertsev faced Britain’s Stephens in the round of 16 at the ATP Challenger in Islamabad, Pakistan. A curious glitch hit the scoreboard during their match, as reported by edgeAI on X.

At that point, Bilozertsev had already taken the first set 6-4, but the score on the broadcast still showed that the match was at 3-2 (advantage), making it confusing for viewers to keep up.

Eventually,

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