In the middle of the first-set tiebreak, with the match tension at its peak, a seagull landed next to Irish tennis player Conor Gannon’s bag, pulled out his banana, and flew off as if nothing had happened. The crowd at the ATP Challenger in Dublin couldn’t hold back their laughter.
But the story didn’t end there. A second seagull chased the first through the air, snatched it away in mid-flight, and forced it to drop it. The banana fell back onto the court at Elm Park to everyone’s astonishment. A robbery within a robbery, starring two birds with absolutely no respect for professional sports.
The video, shared by the official ATP Tour account, immediately went viral. By the way: Gannon, ranked No. 1,085, ended up beating former Top 20 player Bernard Tomic 6-7, 6-4, and 7-6. Even without the banana. 🐦
