CNN —The atmosphere was buzzing for Stefanos Tsitsipas’ second-round match at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati – though more in an annoying way for the Greek tennis star.
Tsitsipas said that he was antagonized by a “person imitating a bee” in the seats behind him during his match against American Ben Shelton on Wednesday.
“It’s a buzz right before I serve,” Tsitsipas told the umpire after abandoning a serve mid-action.
4 then went to have a word with the spectator himself before returning to speak with the umpire.
The Western & Southern Open is staged each year ahead of the US Open, which gets underway on August 28 and runs until September 9.
Persons:
Tsitsipas, American Ben Shelton, “, ” Tsitsipas, “ It’s, ”, …, Shelton, Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz
Organizations:
CNN, & Southern, American
Locations:
Cincinnati