The match had just begun: it was 1-1 in the first set when the referee suspended it due to the invasion of the insects, which bit Carlos Alcaraz.
It was the star match of the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Masters 1000in which they faced the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz and the german Alexander Zverev. However, a swarm of bees ruined the plans: the insects invaded court No. 1 and forced both tennis players to take refuge in the locker rooms.
After a few minutes, and with the expectation that the situation would not be resolved in the short term, the referee suspended the match when they were 1-1 in the first set: 0-15 for Carlos Alcarazwho was about to take out when several bees fluttered over him and together with Alexander Zverev They went to the locker room for fear of being stung.
The ATP in your social network account x posted a video about the moment in question, in which it can be seen that the insects surround one of the track cameras and the entire stadium was flooded with bees. They even stung the match referee in the face, which led to the suspension of the match.
Indian Wells: beekeeper called to control swarm of bees
The images captured by this camera in question have shown the seriousness of the situation where practically nothing could be seen other than the silhouette of the bees. So far it is not known when the match will resume, but the organizers called a beekeeper to repel the swarm from the court and the cameras. Furthermore, according to him it transpired, Carlos Alcaraz He suffered a bite that forced him to run to the locker room.
Wearing a vacuum cleaner as a weapon to combat the swarm, the beekeeper, with sunglasses and hair (without any type of protection), approached the chamber in which the nest was located to begin the suction. After removing those that were in the area outside the chamber, he moved on to the arduous task of finding the queen bee. Thus, trying to suck in all the nooks and crannies, the professional inspected the entire device so that not a single iota was left unsucked. Predictably, once the beekeeper’s work is completed, the players will jump back onto the court and the quarterfinal match will resume. Indian Wells Masters 1000 between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev.
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