A “bee invasion” has rocked Stadium Court at Indian Wells on Thursday, sending defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev diving for cover and making a hero of local bee expert Lance Davis.
While Alcaraz moved into the semi-finals of the event known as tennis’ unofficial fifth major with a 6-3 6-1 win over the German, it was the bizarre scenes that saw the quarterfinal halted for nearly two hours that had all the tongues wagging.
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World No. 2 Alcaraz was stung on the forehead and forced into retreat by the insects, swatting them away in alarm with his racquet and hands before seeking shelter.
He and Zverev were just two games into their quarter-final match when play was halted, with chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani announcing: “Ladies and gentlemen, play is suspe...
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