Overview
- Play in the round-of-16 match between Australia’s Talia Gibson and India’s Sahaja Yamalapalli stopped seconds after the first rally when bees entered the S. M. Krishna Tennis Stadium.
- A ball boy spotted the swarm and alerted the chair, prompting both players, ball kids, and the umpire to run for cover.
- Officials suspended the match for roughly 30 minutes while staff ensured the court was safe before play resumed.
- Gibson returned to dominate, defeating Yamalapalli 6-0, 6-0 to reach the quarterfinals.
- Reports noted the venue sits within Cubbon Park — an area with more than 8,000 trees — and referenced a similar bee interruption at Indian Wells in 2024.