Fear and anxiety about a snake!
Moment of shock for Dominic Thiem (30) at the ATP tournament in Brisbane. The former US Open winner unintentionally made acquaintance with the notorious Australian wildlife at the tennis tournament in Eastern Australia.
Dominic Thiem
Photo: Darren England/dpa
Toxic affair Down Under.
In the middle of the Austrian’s qualifying match against the Australian James McCabe (20) on Saturday, one of Australia’s most poisonous snakes strayed onto the pitch. Onlookers spot the animal and raise the alarm before anything worse happens.
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The referee has to interrupt the game at the end of the first set because of the exotic visitor. Thiem in the waiting line, so to speak. A snake expert arrives and removes the animal.
Curious spectator in Brisbane: an Eastern brown snake
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Explosive: The animal turns out to be an Eastern brown snake. They are particularly venomous and are among the deadliest reptiles in Australia and the world. The specimen on the tennis court was “only” about 50 centimeters long. The species is usually 1.5 meters long, sometimes 2 meters long. And also likes to live close to people. There are repeated reports of Australians finding an Eastern brown snake in the kitchen or bedroom. Of the average of two snakebite deaths per year in Australia, it is estimated that just over half of the bites are caused by the eastern brown snake.
It’s good that the expert in Brisbane was there quickly. And luckily no one was hurt.
Thiem: “I really love animals, especially exotic ones. But this was a really poisonous snake and it was near the ball kids, so it was a really dangerous situation. Nothing like this has ever happened to me before, it’s something I’ll definitely never forget.”
(Symbolic image) A specimen of this species got lost on Thiem’s tennis court in Australia
Photo: WILLIAM WEST/AFP
After the snake scare, we continued to play tennis.
Thiem, former third in the world rankings, is fighting to return to the top of the world rankings after his long injury break. After his final victory at the US Open 2020 against Alexander Zverev, he was repeatedly set back by wrist problems. The Austrian is currently ranked 98th in the world.
After the reptile visit, he won against McCabe 2:6, 7:6 (7:4), 6:4 and cleared the first qualifying hurdle in Brisbane…
2023-12-31 13:55:13
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