15 Mar 2024

Swarm of bees suspends Indian Wells tennis open for 2 hours

From Checkpoint, 4:22 pm on 15 March 2024

There were un-bee-lievable scenes today as some unwanted invaders interrupted play at the Indian Wells tennis Open in California.

The quarter-final between world number two Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander was suspended for almost two hours, after thousands of bees swarmed the stadium.

Sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen

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