Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev to reach Indian Wells semifinals

Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz beat German player Alexander Zverev to reach the semifinals of Indian Wells 2024. Indian Wells has another name too “BNP Paribas Open.”

Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev by 6-3, 6-1 match series. However, Carlos faced a bee swarm (buzzing) while playing against Alexander during the semifinal match. Bee swarm created an almost two-hour delay for Carlos to defeat Alexander.

Semi-final bound in #TennisParadise 🌴@carlosalcaraz knocks out Zverev 6-3 6-1.@BNPPARIBASOPEN pic.twitter.com/bB6CGWhGad
— ATP Tour (@atptour) March 15, 2024

The match became more interesting when Carlos spotted slapping bees buzzing around him before going for cover. The match was suspended for 19 minutes after which Carlos made a tie at 1-1 tennis points.

Dozens of bees had struck themselves overhead spider cameras that traveled the court. A man with no protective cover used a vacuum to sweep the bees off the playing court.

However, after several hours of weird encounters with bees, the bee vacuumer was summoned to the court where he used a spray bottle to spray water over the benches and walls surrounding the court. This action resumed after a one-hour, 48-minute delay while the exact play time was 1:29.

The Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz is the second-ranked tennis player after Novak Djokovic in worldwide ranking. However, Alexander Zverev is the sixth-ranked tennis player.

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Now, Carlos will face the Italian tennis star and world number three player Jannik Sinner in the semifinals of Indian Wells 2024. The thrilling semifinal match will take place tomorrow.

Jannik Sinner defeated Jiří Lehečka from Czech by 6-3, 6-3 series. It extends his winning streak to 16 matches this year, a remarkable achievement. His streak includes the Australian Open championship he won in January.

Jannik has won 19 matches consecutively since last year’s Davis Cup. He has won 21 of his last 22 sets. Jannik said while talking to Tennis Channel you earn these things by working hard and believing. He is just happy to be in this scenario. It does not matter if you are 16-0 or not.