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French Open chair umpire rescues a pigeon that landed on the court

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French Open Tennis Championships News

Daniil Medvedev,Sports Officiating,French Open

A pigeon landed on the court during a French Open match, leading the chair umpire to use a towel to rescue the fallen fowl. The pigeon dropped to the red clay at Court Suzanne Lenglen and remained there during a changeover in the fourth set of 2021 U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev’s third-round victory over Tomas Machac on Saturday.

Chair umpire Damien Dumusois of France holds a pigeon that crashed onto the court during the third round match of the French Open tennis tournament between Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic and Russia’s Daniil Medvedev at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday, June 1, 2024.

Chair umpire Damien Dumusois, um, flew into action, climbing down from his perch and grabbing a white towel. He approached the bird, which appeared injured and tried hopping away. Dumusois gave chase and eventually bent over, using the towel to grab the pigeon with both hands, earning cheers from spectators.

The official then carried it toward a doorway and handed it off to someone else, who held the bird aloft, drawing more applause.The match continued with Medvedev ahead 4-3 in the final set, and the fifth-seeded Russian completed his 7-6 , 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 win about 10 minutes later.

 

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