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

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.

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Tsitsipas, 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. He identified the culprit as a woman sitting in close proximity to the court.

He then walked back to the umpire, demanding the woman to be removed from the stands. "It has never happened in my career. I know they're supporting the [other player] ... it's the lady over there. I want her out. She needs to go."

The umpire then said he would ask the lady to stop, before she seemingly apologised to Tsitsipas.

“There’s a person imitating a bee behind me” ??The most bee-zarre thing you’ll see today ??#CincyTennis @steftsitsipas pic.twitter.com/t2W50fvo51

Tsitsipas didn't let the incident perturb him too much though, as he went on to claim a 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2) victory. He will next face Hubert Hurkacz, after the Pole ended Borna Coric's reign as Cincinnati Masters champion with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 second-round win.

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