Lance Davis used a special vacuum to remove the bees from the stadiumHe was likened to rock sensation Meat Loaf, and had to be told who the men’s tennis world number one was after shaking his hand.
In what was deemed a first for the sport, spectators were alerted that the ‘bee invasion’ had stopped the match. READ MORE: Coco Gauff is dumped OUT of Indian Wells in the semi-finals - despite saving three match points - as American is beaten by Maria Sakkari after lengthy rain delays in California Mr Davis told the BBC yesterday that he was appreciated the outpouring of support for his work on Thursday because ‘the fire department takes an hour to put their bee suits on, I just walk right in there with my smoker.’