Venomous Snake Interrupts Dominic Thiem's Match at Brisbane International

Despite the 40-minute interruption, Thiem recovers to win the match and advance to the final round of qualifying.

Dominic Thiem, former US Open champion, had a match at the Brisbane International interrupted by a highly venomous eastern brown snake.
The snake, which was spotted near the courtside electrical wires, caused a 40-minute break in play while it was safely removed by a professional snake catcher.
Despite the interruption, Thiem recovered from being a set down to win the match 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 against Australian James McCabe.
The Austrian, who has slipped to 98th in the world rankings after injury struggles, advanced to the second and final round of qualifying for the Brisbane International.
Thiem described the incident as 'something that has never happened to me and is something I'll definitely never forget.'