Imagine taking time out on a Thursday afternoon in the spring to watch a high-level tennis match. The BNP Paribas Open (best known as the Indian Wells Open) is approaching and the world’s best tennis players are competing. The men’s side includes Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev. On the women’s side, Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Ons Jabour are playing at Indian Wells.
Now, imagine sitting down to watch a showdown between Alcaraz and sixth-seeded Alexander Zverev, only to find that the match is delayed by an unexpected group of visitors.
A swarm of bees.
The match was 1-1 in the first set, with Alcaraz serving. That’s when one of the world’s best tennis players suddenly hits something other than a tennis ball.
A swarm of bees forces the referee to stop the match, leaving the tennis world searching for a new hero.
They found one in Lance Davis.
Davis, owner of Killer Bee Live Removal, sprang into action and vacuumed the bees out of a spider cam installed on his court.davis said ATPTour.com He said he had been exterminating the herd at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for the past five days.
In fact, he was away from the scene on Thursday, but sprang into action as soon as he received the emergency call.
“I lifted all the equipment and they were on top of the spider cam, so they brandished the spider cam. I set up the device and vacuumed the bees into the live trap cage. ” davis said ATPTour.com. “Then I can take them out and release them into one of the nests I have, which are set up specifically for this kind of thing.
“This is the season when flocks gather, so they’re everywhere. And we’re so glad we were able to be there for them so they didn’t have any accidents.”
Here’s another look at the herd:
Play eventually resumed and Alcaraz was stabbed in the leg, according to his manager. forehead of the first flock — won in straight sets.
Alcaraz then paid tribute to the true hero of the day.
