Carlos Alcaraz talked up about how the supporters dressed up as bees affected his performance during his third-round match at the 2025 Indian Wells Masters. The supporters’ outfits were inspired by the terrible bee invasion that occurred at Tennis Paradise last year.
During Alcaraz’s 2024 title run, a weird incident occurred during his quarterfinal match against Alexander Zverev. A swarm of bees swarmed the Spaniard, leading to a temporary suspension of the action. However, as the incident was resolved, the play resumed, with Alcaraz claiming victory.
Funnily, during his third-round match against Denis Shapovalov at this year’s Indian Wells Masters, a group of fans decided to hilariously dress up as bees, much to the delight of the 21-year-old, who was all smiles at this bee invasion. He comfortably took care of business, handing the Canadian a 6-2, 6-4 defeat to continue his quest for a three-peat.
During the post-match press conference, Carlos Alcaraz was questioned about the impact such incidents cause to which he said how the incident impacted him and his tennis positively.
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“It is funny, because, I mean, it helped me a lot, because, you know, during the whole first set, I was looking at them and laughing (smiling). And I always say that when I laughing, when I having fun on the court I show good tennis.”
He also added that he had taken a selfie with that group of fans following his win.
“So probably thanks to them, so I could show good tennis as well. I didn’t realize until the second game, the camera put them on the screen. So it was funny. As I said, I took a selfie with them at the end because I think they deserve it.”
The four-time Grand Slam champion also met with Lance Davis, the man who stepped up as a messiah to end the bee invasion last year. at Alcaraz’s first match against Quentin Halys, the two had a humorous exchange at the coin toss.
On the tennis court, Carlos Alcaraz is looking strong as he attempts to win a third consecutive Masters 1000 title.
