Apparently, one of many occupational hazards of enjoying tennis is having an in depth encounter with a lethal serpent.
Austrian tennis participant and former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem discovered that out throughout his qualifying match victory over James McCabe on the Brisbane International on Saturday. Thiem was examined by McCabe however the Austrian’s most disturbing second could have had nothing to do along with his opponent.
Down a set and making an attempt to battle again into the match, Thiem needed to put his comeback try on maintain, as a 50-centimeter jap brown snake, one of many deadliest on the planet, slithered onto the courtroom.
You can not make this up: a 50cm jap brown snake — thought of the second most venomous snake on the planet — interrupted the Thiem-McCabe qualifying battle in Brisbane 😳
(video through Lblklk on Reddit) pic.twitter.com/QI5izBr6HN
— Gaspar Ribeiro Lança (@gasparlanca) December 30, 2023
An official on the Brisbane International may be seen within the video trying to wrangle the reptile utilizing what seems to be a snake tong. The jap brown snake, which has very potent venom, initially resisted being corralled however was finally safely faraway from the courtroom.
In cold-blooded trend, Thiem went on to save lots of three match factors en path to profitable the second set in a tiebreak, finishing the spectacular comeback with a 6–4 win within the third set.
When requested in regards to the harmful encounter after the match, Thiem stated it was one thing he’ll “definitely never forget.”
