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“There is a cat crossing the court,” the umpire said into the mic.
As the crowd let out laughter, the black-and-white feline ran out of sight before the women resumed their game.
“There’s the cat. It’s a cute cat, too,” one of the commentators could be heard saying during the Tennis Channel broadcast of the match, adding later, “I have not seen that before.”
Animal-induced delays have been a pattern in the game of tennis lately.
Just last week,Carlos AlcarazandAlexander Zverev’s quarterfinal match in Indian Wells, California, on Thursday was paused due to a swarm of bees on the court. It happened during the first set, when the two were tied 1-1.
Similar to Williams, Alcaraz was setting up to serve when he was interrupted.
“What’s happening here?” the announcer said before the umpire declared that the match “could not continue,” and everyone began walking off the court.
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A video on Xfrom the ATP Tour showed the umpire later stating that a “bee invasion” caused the match to be suspended.
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