Imagine unică pe o arenă de sport, miercuri noapte, puțin după miezul nopții în România. O iguană de dimensiuni considerabile (circa o jumătate de metru) a pătruns pe teren, la meciul Jiri Vesely (Cehia) – Tommy Haas (Germania), din primul tur al turneului Masters 1.000 de la Miami (premii totale de 6.993.450 de dolari). S-a întâmplat pe terenul 1 din cadrul complexului din Florida.
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Șopârla s-a agățat de tabela de marcaj, apoi a umblat nestingheră pe teren. Au trecut câteva minute până când a fost capturată și scoasă în afara suprafeței de joc.
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Best of Iggy, the iguana @MiamiOpen. pic.twitter.com/ORMtZFX5fv
— Aliny Calejon (@alcalejon) March 22, 2017
În tot acest timp, meciul a fost întrerupt (scorul partidei Vesely – Haas era 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-3), iar la un moment dat, Haas (38 de ani) a luat telefonul mobil și și-a făcut selfie cu iguana (foto). Arbitrul de scaun i-a atras imediat atenția să-și pună telefonul înapoi în geantă.
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„It was nice for (Iggy) to stop by. Good looking iguana.” – @tommyhaas13 pic.twitter.com/ASynD4ZwoF
— Miami Open (@MiamiOpen) March 22, 2017
După cum reiese din înregistrarea făcută ineditului moment, oficialul a căutat să-l convingă pe ceh că iguana nu este periculoasă, însă nu a reușit să-l înduplece să-și reia locul în zona lui de teren. Vesely (foto) este finalistul din 2015 de la turneul ATP 250 ”BRD Năstase-Țiriac Trophy”. A cedat atunci, în ultimul act, în fața spaniolului Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.
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Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic in action against Tommy Haas of Germany during a first round match at the Miami Open tennis tournament on Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida, USA, 22 March 2017. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Vesely, 23 de ani și locul 54 ATP, s-a impus (7-5 în setul decisiv) în fața lui Haas (locul 1.022 la simplu), aflat aproape de momentul retragerii din circuitul profesionist. Haas a fost beneficiarul unui wild-card la competiția de la Miami.
Simona Halep o înfruntă, în turul doi de la Miami, pe Naomi Osaka.
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