By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday March 14, 2024
Indian Wells – Bee cool, it’s gonna be alright? What occurs when bees invade a tennis match? We came upon yesterday when play was stopped in the course of the third sport of Carlos Alcaraz’s victory over Alexander Zverev – for NEARLY TWO HOURS!
Completely Bee-zare, proper?
Ultimately Alcaraz returned to the court docket and dominated the match en path to a 6-3, 6-1 victory, however with out some trepidation.
“I’m not gonna lie, I’m a little bit bit afraid of the bees,” he stated after setting a semifinal with Jannik Sinner on the BNP Paribas Open.
Earlier than we sit up for that, let’s take a look again at one of many weirdest moments to ever happen at a tennis match.
1.These photos inform the story.
Bee-have! 🐝 A swarm of bees assaults @carlosalcaraz and ‘spider cam’ throughout his match in @BNPPARIBASOPEN #indianwells @ShutterstockNow #tennisphotography #beeattack #beeinvasion pic.twitter.com/LkzZRAJco4
— Ella Ling (@EllaLing23) March 14, 2024
2. Our hero, Lance Davis, the beekeeper extraordinaire.
It’s time to BEE the primary character… 😎
Welcome, legend, icon, Lance Davis 🫡🐝@BNPPARIBASOPEN | #IndianWells pic.twitter.com/sSyRC9Q0Qh
— ATP Tour (@atptour) March 15, 2024
3. Yeah, it took some time.
Legendary tennis match graphics, a thread 📊
2024 Indian Wells – ‘Time since bee invasion’ pic.twitter.com/rcZ97qmxSd
— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) March 15, 2024
4. They liked that Spidercam!.
You can’t bee severe….. play suspended on the Stadium court docket at Indian Wells after a 🐝 invasion. That’s received to be a primary. @BNPPARIBASOPEN @atptour pic.twitter.com/UJo5CK0Ln3
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) March 14, 2024
5. Yikes.
You can’t bee severe….. play suspended on the Stadium court docket at Indian Wells after a 🐝 invasion. That’s received to be a primary. @BNPPARIBASOPEN @atptour pic.twitter.com/UJo5CK0Ln3
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) March 14, 2024
6. Carlos, spooked.
You can’t bee severe….. play suspended on the Stadium court docket at Indian Wells after a 🐝 invasion. That’s received to be a primary. @BNPPARIBASOPEN @atptour pic.twitter.com/UJo5CK0Ln3
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) March 14, 2024
7.He he he..
You can’t bee severe….. play suspended on the Stadium court docket at Indian Wells after a 🐝 invasion. That’s received to be a primary. @BNPPARIBASOPEN @atptour pic.twitter.com/UJo5CK0Ln3
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) March 14, 2024
8. Lance Davis sucks them out of the Spidercam like a boss, to take them to security..
You can’t bee severe….. play suspended on the Stadium court docket at Indian Wells after a 🐝 invasion. That’s received to be a primary. @BNPPARIBASOPEN @atptour pic.twitter.com/UJo5CK0Ln3
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) March 14, 2024
9. They might not bee quiet. .
Chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani can add a brand new skill-set to his intensive CV:
Bee removing 🙌#TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/7Y6sxWEPGO
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 14, 2024
10. The second it occurred, at 1-1, 15-0..
A pause for… bees?! 🐝
Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev’s quarter-final match has been SUSPENDED on account of a swarm of bees 🤯 pic.twitter.com/w8rALgPYU8
— Sky Sports activities Tennis (@SkySportsTennis) March 14, 2024
11. Jannik Sinner is nice, however Carlos doesn’t have a more durable rival than these bees..
Carlos Alcaraz vs. Bees 🐝
Benefit, bees. #TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/2fLBWHKYyi
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) March 14, 2024
12. All people with the bee puns…
Carlos Alcaraz vs. Bees 🐝
Benefit, bees. #TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/2fLBWHKYyi
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) March 14, 2024