Bee Invasion Interrupts Tennis Match at Indian Wells

A bee invasion forced a halt for a few hours during the quarterfinal match at Indian Wells between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev. “I had never seen anything like this in a tennis match,” the Spaniard acknowledged after securing his place in the tournament semifinals with a score of 6-3 and 6-1. Only 9 minutes of the match had been played when the chair umpire ordered the match to stop on the central court of the Californian desert tournament due to the “bee invasion” making it impossible to play. After some time, a beekeeper cleared the court to resume the match.