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Alexander Zverev is chased by bees – and is thrown out of the tournament

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Alexander Zverev is first chased by bees – then he is eliminated in Indian Wells

Tennis professional Alexander Zverev on the court in Indian Wells

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A match between Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz is causing excitement in the tennis world. But that has less to do with the game itself. Boris Becker also speaks out.

First became an Olympic champion Alexander Zverev was stopped by a swarm of bees, then Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz was a size too big for him. The 26-year-old from Hamburg missed the semifinals of the Indian Wells tennis masters tournament on Thursday (local time). Zverev lost in the quarterfinals against Alcaraz 3:6, 1:6. The Spaniard will now face Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner. The Italian had no problems in the 6:3, 6:3 win against the Czech Jiri Lehecka.

First sentence interrupted by Alexander Zverev

A swarm of bees caused a stir during Zverev’s game, causing an interruption when the score was 1-1 in the first set. Alcaraz, who was serving, first lashed out and then fled into the dressing room. Pictures also showed how countless bees positioned themselves on a camera. “I have never seen anything like this in my 39 years of tennis. Unbelievable,” wrote tennis legend Boris Becker on X.

Alcaraz himself said after the game: “I’m not going to lie, I’m a bit afraid of bees. It was definitely the most unusual match I’ve ever played in my career. We’ll always remember the match – because of the bees , not because of the tennis.”

Zverev has never made it past the quarterfinals in Indian Wells. His last title at a Masters dates back to 2021, when Zverev won both the clay court tournament in Madrid and the hard court tournament in Cincinnati.