There was no shortness of leisure in the course of the Nick Kyrgios vs. Karen Khachanov US Open quarterfinal match on Tuesday evening. Not solely did followers get to look at three hours and 39 minutes of motion adopted by Kyrgios smashing two rackets, however there was additionally a furry growth within the stands.
A person sporting a Louis Vuitton barber cape was noticed getting a haircut in the course of the second set. It is nonetheless unclear how he and his barber snuck in clippers into Arthur Ashe Stadium. Folks round them appeared amused on the uncommon occasion, however the enjoyable was over as quickly as safety noticed them.
“When somebody noticed it, safety went to the 2 people. They had been escorted out of their seats after which off the grounds for disruption of play,” U.S. Tennis Affiliation spokesperson Brendan McIntyre mentioned, per CBS Information. “There is a first time time for something.”
The person getting a haircut is JiDion, a well-liked YouTube prankster with 5.84 million subscribers. This was not his first tennis match, nor was it the primary time he did one thing out of the norm throughout a Grand Slam occasion. JiDion received a lifetime ban at Wimbledon in July for his antics throughout a quarterfinal match between Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic. After that one, he posted a video about how he snuck in an airhorn to point out his help for Sinner. He won’t have the ability to return to Centre Courtroom, however JiDion received terrific publicity from that prank as a result of the video received effectively over 5 million views.
JiDion’s US Open haircut was additionally not his first throughout a stay sporting occasion. Earlier this 12 months, the YouTuber — who generally refers to himself as DeMarcus Cousins III — was getting a haircut whereas sitting courtside throughout a sport between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks. That was on March 25, so maybe it was time to clean up now.
Barbershop appointments should be getting actually exhausting to make, as a distinct sports activities fan determined to get a haircut throughout a sport between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays in August.
