WATCH | Bee-zarre! Tennis fan imitates bee in attempt to disrupt Greek star Tsitsipas

17.08.2023 - 06:29 news24.com

A bizarre incident occurred at the Cincinnati Open on Wednesday when Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas was bothered by an unruly fan pretending to be a bee.READ | Alcaraz battles through rain in Cincinnati, SA's Harris eliminatedTsitsipas, the world No 4, came up against American young gun Ben Shelton.

While preparing to serve in the second set, Tsitsipas stopped as he tried to swat away what he thought was a bee in close vicinity.

But he soon realised there was no bee and that it in fact was a fan in the stands imitating the buzzing sound.Tsitsipas walked up to the chair umpire to complain. "There's a person imitating a bee behind me.

It's a buzz right before I serve," Tsitsipas told the umpire.Tsitsipas then went to the back of the court where he confronted a group of fans.

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