File picture of Austrian tennis participant Dominic Thiem. AP
Brisbane: Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem had a brush with one in all Australia’s most venomous snakes throughout a qualifying match on the Brisbane International on Saturday.
The former world No 3 was a set all the way down to 20-year-old Australian James McCabe in a primary spherical qualifying match when followers courtside noticed the snake.
Security personnel rapidly arrived, however the umpire needed to cease play because the snake slithered on to the courtroom to the shock of the gamers and followers.
You can’t make this up: a 50cm japanese brown snake — thought of the second most venomous snake on the planet — interrupted the Thiem-McCabe qualifying battle in Brisbane 😳
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— Gaspar Ribeiro Lança (@gasparlanca) December 30, 2023
“I really love animals, especially exotic ones,” Thiem mentioned. “But they mentioned it was a extremely toxic snake and it was near the ball-kids, so it was a extremely harmful scenario.
“It’s something that has never happened to me and is something I’ll definitely never forget.”
The snake — recognized as a 50 centimeter japanese brown snake and one in all Australia’s most dangerous reptiles — was quickly safely eliminated permitting play to renew.
But Thiem was not but out of hazard as he needed to save three match factors earlier than leveling the match by successful the second set tiebreak. The 30-year-old then went on to clinch the deciding set for a 2-6. 7-6 (4), 6-4 win.
The Austrian, at present ranked No 98 after a number of years with a hard wrist harm, will face both Italian Giulio Zeppieri or one other Australian, Omar Jasika, within the last qualifying spherical tomorrow.
Thiem reached the ultimate of the Australian Open in 2020 when he pushed champion Novak Djokovic to 5 units, and gained the US Open later that 12 months.
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Published on: December 30, 2023 22:12:22 IST
