Over Labor Day weekend, millions of Americans tuned in to catch the Rafael Nadal match at the US Open. However, they got quite the shock when the world number one's opponent, A-lister actor Liam Hemsworth strolled out onto the court. What was Liam doing there? Why had the man who played Gale in The Hunger Games suddenly turned to a life of professional tennis? Did he miss the bright lights of Hollywood? And was Miley sitting in the audience to cheer him on?

All of these questions were racing through our heads - that is, until we realised that, weirdly enough, it wasn't actually the Australian actor. Instead, it was Karen Khachanov, a Russian tennis player of Armenian descent. That's right, there are two people in this world who look like Liam Hemsworth. Try to keep calm.

Khachanov is pretty much Liam's doppelgänger/little brother

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And once you see it

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There's pretty much no going back

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The 22-year-old played valiantly against Nadal, but ultimately lost the game

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But it's not all bad - he is currently sitting pretty as men's singles world number 26

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Unfortunately, he's not single

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He married Veronika Shkliaeva back in 2016

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But, hey, you can admire from afar as you watch him play tennis

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It turns out a whole lot of people agree about him looking like Liam...

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Including Karen himself, who addressed the issue when asked in an Instagram Story

So, there you have it

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There are two of them

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Dreams do come true after all

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In other celebrity doppelgänger news, did you know that the internet has discovered Selena Gomez's long-lost twin too?

People think this tennis player looks exactly like Liam Hemsworth and it's scarily accurate