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A view of the Foro Italico's central court as Italy's Fabio Fognini plays Spain's Rafa Nadal during their quarterfinal match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Friday, May 18, 2018. (Claudio Onorati/ANSA via AP)
A view of the Foro Italico's central court as Italy's Fabio Fognini plays Spain's Rafa Nadal during their quarterfinal match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Friday, May 18, 2018. (Claudio Onorati/ANSA via AP)Claudio Onorati/Associated Press

Cat Runs onto Tennis Court During Italian Open Match, Narrowly Avoids Ball

Alec Nathan
May 18, 2018

An unexpected visitor crashed the Italian Open on Friday. 

While Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo squared off against Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in a doubles match, a cat scurried across the clay and narrowly avoided getting hit by an overhead smash: 

No word yet on if the Italian feline and the cat who interrupted last October's game between the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens are distant relatives. 

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