Iguana stops play during Haas-Vesely match at Miami Open
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Iggy, Iggy, Iggy, can't you see?
— Miami Open (@MiamiOpen) March 22, 2017
Keep off the tennis court, please. pic.twitter.com/7WaG5kaUDV
The final set of Wednesday's first-round matchup between the Czech Republic's Jiri Vesely and Germany's Tommy Haas at the Miami Open got quite exotic.
A large iguana made its presence felt by sitting atop a nearby scoreboard before scurrying across the court and eventually making camp on another scoreboard.
The reptile was eventually picked up with a towel and taken away as play resumed.
Vesely went on to defeat Haas 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5.
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