Jessica Pegula and Iga Świątek were just charging along as normal during their Canadian Open semi-final match on Saturday. And there came a point during the second set where they found themselves seeking a pivotal tie-breaking point at six-all.
But towards the end of a solid sequence of volleys, the 1995 hit song “Cotton Eye Joe” randomly started blasting over what appeared to be some loudspeakers by the court. Both players stopped, the watching crowd audibly gasped, and even the judge on the side couldn’t quite believe a song like that — from out of nowhere — interrupted the match.
What a profoundly weird moment:
They had to replay the point because Cotton Eye Joe started playing outta nowhere 😭 pic.twitter.com/gE3zrURfbl
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) August 12, 2023
After deliberation, Pegula and Świątek simply replayed the point and moved on. Pegula would eventually prevail in three sets. No harm, no foul.
But still: no one knows where this came from or where did it go?
This was how Twitter reacted
no way 'Cotton Eye Joe' comes on mid-point pic.twitter.com/iCYf3hwnPG
— Ryan (@Some1NamedRyan) August 12, 2023
My stream is leaking into the real world https://t.co/ZSmSiWXcGL
— Matt Brandl (Absol) (@TheAbsol) August 12, 2023
Where did you come from… https://t.co/dx19Hb86Wh
— Dan Clark (@DanClarkSports) August 13, 2023
You cannot find a more perfect moment in the history of professional tennis https://t.co/13XWBrHzAl
— Marcel Schoenhardt (@mschoenhardt) August 13, 2023
This shouldn’t be as funny as it is https://t.co/gMKrobPaN5
— God’s Favorite (@RayBuxaplenty) August 13, 2023
Where did you come from?
Where did you go? https://t.co/iJpiU3xhN1— Chicago Vince (@ChicagoVince) August 12, 2023
The someone hit the play button at the wrong time. https://t.co/bA5L9YCsKD
— Tommy sprague (@Tommysprague83) August 13, 2023
This is so funny omg https://t.co/l9Ou2rRzQY
— Charlie (@soulchuck) August 12, 2023
hahahahahaha https://t.co/boL9N95BFu
— Alexandre Tétreault (@AlexTetreault_) August 12, 2023
