{"id":4753,"date":"2023-12-31T22:42:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T17:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=4753"},"modified":"2024-01-01T04:26:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T22:56:44","slug":"deadly-snake-halts-play-at-australia-tennis-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/deadly-snake-halts-play-at-australia-tennis-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly snake halts play at Australia tennis tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4753\" class=\"elementor elementor-4753\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dbf9eec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6dbf9eec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5822fe36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5822fe36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem had to face a tough battle during his qualifying tennis match at the&nbsp;<strong>Brisbane International<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 and also one of Australia\u2019s most venomous snakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thiem\u2019s match against Australian James McCabe was suspended for 40 minutes on Saturday after a snake slithered courtside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was spotted by fans near the courtside electrical wires, prompting officials to call in security staff and stop play, as McCabe had just wrapped up the first set 6-2 against the 2020 US Open champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A professional snake catcher was summoned to snare the 50cm (20-inch) reptile and tease it into a bag. It was identified as an&nbsp;<strong>eastern brown snake<\/strong>&nbsp;and one of Australia\u2019s most deadly reptiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI really love animals, especially exotic ones,\u201d Thiem said. \u201cBut they said it was a really poisonous snake and it was close to the ball kids, so it was a really dangerous situation.\u201d&nbsp; The former world number three told reporters after the match: \u201cIt\u2019s something that has never happened to me and is something I\u2019ll definitely never forget.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thiem, currently ranked no 98 after several years grappling with a wrist injury, was not yet out of danger when play resumed. He had to save three match points before winning 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thiem reached the final of the Australian Open in 2020 when he pushed the Serbian champion Novak Djokovic to five sets, and won the US Open later that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Brisbane International is a tune-up event to the year\u2019s first Grand Slam, the Australian Open, which begins on January 14 in Melbourne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former world number one Rafael Nadal will return to tennis \u2013 after almost a year on the sidelines because of a lingering hip injury \u2013 in Brisbane on Sunday when he plays a doubles match alongside Marc Lopez, whom he partnered with in 2016 to claim an Olympic gold medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, drew a qualifier in the singles draw as he gears up for the first stop of what could be his farewell tour.&nbsp; The 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