Carlos Alcaraz, world number 2, defeated world number 6, Alexander Zverev, and advanced to the semifinals at Indian Wells in a match that will be remember for being suspended for bee invasion.
11 – Carlos Alcaraz’s quarter-final win over Alexander Zverev is his 11th ATP top 10 win at Masters 1000 events. Only two U21 players since 1990 have 10+ such wins:
🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal (17)
🇪🇸 Carlos Alcaraz (11)Bulls.#TennisParadise | @BNPPARIBASOPEN @carlosalcaraz @atptour pic.twitter.com/2go4KKL29W
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After only 2 games, the clash was suspended after bees attack the players and the fans on the court and the 2 tennis players had to wait over an hour until the game was resumed.
Our hero has arrived.
This man is taking on the bees in the Alcaraz Zverev delay without fear.
No bee keeping suit.
Not even gloves.
We salute you. 🫡🐝
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) March 14, 2024
After the game continued, the Spaniard dominated and triumphed in the 1st set 6-3 as he needed only 1 break point that he converted to win the set.
Alcaraz was even more dominant in the 2nd set when Carlos converted 3 of 4 break point opportunities and won the set 6-1 for only 38 minutes. The whole match lasted 1 hour and 19 minutes as the break for the bee invasion lasted longer than the clash itself.
Jannik Sinner & Carlos Alcaraz will face each other in the Indian Wells Semifinals.
The match we were all hoping for.
Jannik leads the head to head 4-3 & has won their last 2 matches.
Jannik is on a 19 match win streak & hasn’t lost a match in 2024.
Carlos is 10-3 in 2024… pic.twitter.com/yFXSGN7jfc
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) March 15, 2024