{"id":533906,"date":"2026-03-13T15:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/533906\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T15:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:07:08","slug":"bee-happy-carlos-alcaraz-sparks-buzz-with-bee-costume-celebration-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/533906\/","title":{"rendered":"Bee Happy: Carlos Alcaraz sparks buzz with bee costume celebration | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATP Tour
\n Bee Happy: Alcaraz sparks buzz with bee costume celebration<\/p>\n

Spaniard makes playful nod to 2024 Indian Wells incident<\/p>\n

March 13, 2026<\/p>\n

\"Carlos<\/p>\n

Clive Brunskill\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Carlos Alcaraz wears a bee costume following his Indian Wells quarter-final win against Cameron Norrie.
\n By Sam Jacot<\/p>\n

Two years ago, Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>\u2019s quarter-final match at the BNP Paribas Open<\/a> was interrupted by unexpected visitors: a swarm of bees.<\/p>\n

On Thursday night, the Spaniard leaned into the memory when he donned a bee costume after his quarter-final win against Cameron Norrie<\/a>, delighting fans who had spent the evening dressed the same way.<\/p>\n

A group of supporters in Stadium 1 had arrived in full bee outfits and tossed one of the costumes down to Alcaraz after the match, urging him to try it on. The No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings happily obliged, slipping into the costume to the roar of the crowd and sharing a light-hearted moment with fans before leaving the court in Indian Wells.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other day, I was with them [the fans] at the end of the match a little bit. Today they brought me a bee costume, and they started to say \u2018Wear it, Wear It\u2019. So I had to do it for them,\u201d Alcaraz said. \u201cThey were cheering since the first point until the last one. So it was, like, all right, I had to do it. It\u2019s funny.\u201d<\/p>\n

On court, Alcaraz produced a business-like performance against Norrie to reach the semi-finals in Indian Wells for the fifth straight season. The 22-year-old, a two-time champion at the ATP Masters 1000 event, now leads Norrie 6-3 in the pair\u2019s Lexus ATP Head2Head series.<\/p>\n

During the one-hour, 33-minute win, Alcaraz produced a number of world-class drop shots, a signature of the Spaniard\u2019s rise to the top. Afterward, the top seed was asked who he thinks has the best drop shot on Tour.<\/p>\n

You May Also Like: Alcaraz earns Norrie revenge, storms into fifth straight Indian Wells semi-final<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI have a few in mind. Moutet has one of the best drop shots and one of the best touches, in general,” Alcaraz said. “But I love the Djokovic dropshot. [The] Djokovic backhand dropshot, I think, is a really good one. When he does it, it’s a really nice one. Dimitrov has a good one. Great touch, as well. It’s the first players that come to my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alcaraz, who is 16-0 on the season, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index, will meet Daniil Medvedev<\/a> in the semi-finals on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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