Carlos Alcaraz was stung on the facet of the brow when a swarm of bees descended on his Indian Wells quarter-final towards Alexander Zverev.
Umpire Mohamed Lahyani was pressured to droop play within the third recreation because the bees invaded the courtroom in California.
The match was delayed for one hour and 40 minutes earlier than defending champion Alcaraz gained 6-3 6-1.
“For positive probably the most uncommon match I’ve ever performed in my profession,” Wimbledon champion Alcaraz stated afterwards.
“I noticed some bees round, however I believed it was only a few of them. However I noticed the sky and there have been hundreds flying, caught in my hair, going to me.
“It was loopy. I attempted to avoid them, however it was unattainable.
“I am a bit of bit afraid of them. I needed to keep protected, and I used to be working in every single place.”
The bees have been significantly interested in the spidercam – a TV digital camera which strikes above the courtroom on cables.
As soon as the gamers had left the courtroom and spectators had been faraway from one nook of the stands, the match’s beekeeper arrived.