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.
Bee-have! 🐝 A swarm of bees attacks @carlosalcaraz and ‘spider cam’ during 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 main character… 😎
Welcome, legend, icon, Lance Davis 🫡🐝@BNPPARIBASOPEN | #IndianWells pic.twitter.com/sSyRC9Q0Qh
— ATP Tour (@atptour) March 15, 2024
3. Yeah, it took a while.
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 loved that Spidercam!.
You cannot bee serious….. play suspended on the Stadium court at Indian Wells after a 🐝 invasion. That’s got to be a first. @BNPPARIBASOPEN @atptour pic.twitter.com/UJo5CK0Ln3
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) March 14, 2024
5. Yikes.
You cannot bee serious….. play suspended on the Stadium court at Indian Wells after a 🐝 invasion. That’s got to be a first. @BNPPARIBASOPEN @atptour pic.twitter.com/UJo5CK0Ln3
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) March 14, 2024
6. Carlos, spooked.
You cannot bee serious….. play suspended on the Stadium court at Indian Wells after a 🐝 invasion. That’s got to be a first. @BNPPARIBASOPEN @atptour pic.twitter.com/UJo5CK0Ln3
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) March 14, 2024
7.He he he..
You cannot bee serious….. play suspended on the Stadium court at Indian Wells after a 🐝 invasion. That’s got to be a first. @BNPPARIBASOPEN @atptour pic.twitter.com/UJo5CK0Ln3
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) March 14, 2024
8. Lance Davis sucks…
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