“It was very dangerous”: Deadly snake causes interruption in Thiem match

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For animal lover Dominic Thiem (30), this snake is even too threatening!

The 2020 US Open winner, now number 98 in the world, is currently fighting his way through qualifying in Brisbane. On Saturday evening he had a tough match with local James McCabe (20), who won the first set against Thiem. But then, after the first sentence, an even more dangerous native creature creeps onto the field. A poisonous snake!

The scene impresses Thiem: “I love animals, especially exotic ones. But they said the snake was very poisonous and was so close to the ball children. It was a very dangerous situation. I’ve never experienced anything like it, I’ll never forget it.”

The Austrian is an animal and nature lover and has already sponsored a female anteater and a koala in Vienna. But he must also be quite happy when the snake catcher shows up and catches the animal.

“It is the second most poisonous snake in the world”

The snake catcher on the scene is called Lucas Perrett and fortunately he is nearby when he is called to court. A tennis fan himself, he confirmed to “9News Queensland” after completing his work how dangerous the surprise guest was: “It’s an eastern brown snake, the second most venomous snake in the world.” According to the TV channel, the specimen in the Thiem match is small, about 50 centimeters, but still potentially deadly. Snakes of this species can grow up to two meters in length.

After the wild commotion on “Show Court 2,” Thiem turns the qualifier around, winning 2:6, 7:6, 6:4 and staying in the running for a spot in Brisbane’s highly decorated main draw. The tournament, at which Roger Federer celebrated his thousandth victory on the ATP tour and his triumph in January 2015, again presents big names: Rafael Nadal, Holger Rune, Grigor Dimitrov and Andy Murray, for example.

Dominic Thiem was number three in the world three years ago, but never really got going again after his wrist injury in June 2021. Meanwhile, he dropped to 352nd place – he is now number 98 in the world. So he has to fight his way through the qualifying jungle again and again. In return, the animal lover experiences things that would probably be less likely on the center courts.

Source : Blick