The U.S. Open turned a no-fly zone on Tuesday night time in the course of the Grigor Dimitrov-Frances Tiafoe match, gained by the American.
Throughout the second set of the eventual Tiafoe win, an unidentified bug made its means onto the court docket, briefly pausing play as a ball individual tried to seize it.
They first tried to swat the bug out of the air earlier than lacking and having to offer chase to the insect.
The bug hopped across the court docket for just a few moments because the ball individual first tried to stomp it.
He then tried to seize the bug along with his hand once more, lacking for a second time.
The insect jumped away to a different a part of the court docket because the ball individual gave chase but once more and appeared to have lastly scooped up the bug, however it appeared to slide out of his arms.
The ESPN broadcasters couldn’t assist however chuckle as a second ball individual joined in to try to help because the bug turned much more elusive, ducking and dodging two units of arms earlier than it was lastly smushed and captured.
The ball individual was given a rousing spherical of applause from the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd whereas he couldn’t assist however smile as he retook his place on the facet of the court docket.
It’s unclear what the bug was, however one social media person had some enjoyable with the incident.
“Lantern fly is the HOTTEST movie star on the US Open to date,” one individual wrote on X.
Noticed Lanternflies have turn out to be a typical annoyance within the New York space over the previous few years and have been recognized to wreak havoc on crops like apples, grapes and hardwood bushes.
The pesky bug particularly turned a nuisance within the Large Apple in the summertime of 2022.
Quite a lot of huge names had been in attendance for the match on Tuesday night time, together with tennis legend Roger Federer, comic Kevin Hart, Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu and NFL commissioner Rodger Goodell.
