Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz has survived a swarm of bees to defeat sixth seed Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 after their BNP Paribas Open quarter-final was delayed for nearly two hours on Thursday night.
With the Spaniard serving at 1-1 in the first set the bees invaded the court area, stands and covered cameras in Indian Wells. The umpire Mohamed Lahyani suspended the match and the players retreated into the tunnel, swatting bees away as they went.
