By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday March 14, 2024
Indian Wells – Bee cool, it’s gonna be alright? What happens when bees invade a tennis tournament? We found out yesterday when play was stopped during the third game of Carlos Alcaraz’s victory over Alexander Zverev – for NEARLY TWO HOURS!
Totally Bee-zare, right?
Eventually Alcaraz returned to the court and dominated the match en route to a 6-3, 6-1 victory, but without some trepidation.
“I’m not gonna lie, I’m a little bit afraid of the bees,” he said after setting a semifinal with Jannik Sinner at the BNP Paribas Open.
Before we look ahead to that, let’s have a look back at one of the weirdest moments to ever occur at a tennis tournament.
1.These pictures tell the story.
2. Our hero, Lance Davis, the beekeeper extraordinaire.
3. Yeah, it took a while.
4. They loved that Spidercam!.
5. Yikes.
6. Carlos, spooked.
7.He he he..
8. Lance Davis sucks them out of the Spidercam like a boss, to take them to safety..
9. They would not bee quiet. .
10. The moment it happened, at 1-1, 15-0..
11. Jannik Sinner is great, but Carlos does not have a tougher rival than these bees..
12. Everybody with the bee puns…