Austrian tennis star Dominic Thiem had a scary run-in with a venomous snake throughout a match at Brisbane Worldwide on Saturday in Australia.
Thiem, who gained the U.S. Open in 2020, was taking part in in a qualifying match on Saturday when spectators observed the snake on the courtside. Thiem was trailing Australian James McCabe within the first-round match on the time.
The snake ultimately made its was onto the precise court docket, a lot to the obvious shock of each gamers and followers. Safety employees ultimately corralled the snake and safely eliminated it.
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Dominic Thiem of Austria reacts towards Ben Shelton of the USA throughout their Mens Singles Second Spherical match on Day Three of the 2023 US Open on the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Heart on August 30, 2023 within the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York Metropolis. (Al Bello/Getty Pictures)
Thiem mentioned the shut name with the snake was one thing that he would keep in mind.
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“I actually love animals, particularly unique ones,” Thiem mentioned. “However they mentioned it was a extremely toxic snake and it was near the ballkids, so it was a extremely harmful scenario.
“It’s one thing that has by no means occurred to me and is one thing I’ll undoubtedly always remember.”
Dominic Thiem of Austria serves towards Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan throughout their Males’s Singles First Spherical match on Day One of many 2023 US Open on the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Heart on August 28, 2023 within the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York Metropolis. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Pictures)
The snake — recognized as a 50-centimeter jap brown snake and one in every of Australia’s most threatening reptiles —was quickly safely eliminated permitting play to renew.
This photograph taken on September 25, 2012 reveals a lethal Australia jap brown snake. In response to the Australia Venom Analysis Unit of the College of Melbourne, the nation is house to twenty of the world’s 25 most venomous snakes. (WILLIAM WEST/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
However 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, presently ranked No. 98 after a number of years with a hard wrist damage, will face both Italian Giulio Zeppieri or one other Australian, Omar Jasika, within the closing qualifying spherical tomorrow.
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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 yr.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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