Play was delayed at Indian Wells due to an unlikely culprit: bees. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) A bee invasion forced the BNP Paribas Open to delay a quarterfinal match between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev at Indian Wells on Thursday. Play was halted for over an hour before it resumed and Alcaraz defeated Zverev 6-3, 6-1. No, we’re not pollen your leg. Alcaraz, the defending champion, was preparing to serve midway through the third game of the match when a… Source link
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Denis Shapovalov upset third-seeded Alexander Zverev to move into an Australian Open quarterfinal match against Rafael Nadal. The No. 14-seeded Shapovalov is into the quarterfinals in Australia for the first time. The 22-year-old Canadian finished off a 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over Olympic gold medalist Zverev on Margaret Court Arena less than an hour after Nadal secured his spot in the Australian Open quarterfinals for the 14th time. Shapovalov spent almost 11 hours on… Source link
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