There were bizarre scenes on quarter-final day at Indian Wells as Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev had to leave the court when a swarm of bees took over. The world No. 2 was seen running before the chair umpire announced that the match couldn’t continue due to a “bee invasion”
Alcaraz and Zverev came out to contest their Indian Wells quarter-final but they lasted just 18 minutes on court before one of the most unusual match suspensions in recent history. As he stepped up to serve at 1-1, the Spaniard appeared to be bothered by something and looked up to see a swarm of bees flying through the air as he tried to swipe them away.
Zverev looked confused as he stood at the baseline but chair umpire Mohamed Lahyahi quickly realised what was going on as the fans in Stadium 1 were left gasping. “Play cannot continue, pause for a while here now,” the official announced as Alcaraz fled the court, trying to protect his head.
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