Saturday 19 May 2018 12:16, UK
Anyone for tennis? A cat decided it fancied a closer look at the action as it ran onto the court at the Italian Open.
Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo were taking on Colombian duo Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the doubles quarter-finals when the match was disrupted as a cat arrived on the scene.
Tennis players with a crisp volleying game are often described as having cat-like reflexes but this cat proved a bit lost at the net and it was more a case of me-out than meow, as it scarpered towards the stands after nearly being hit by an overhead smash.
However, despite its efforts on the court, the cat burgled the attentions of the Rome crowd, and got a warm round of applause as it ran out of the court.
Warm up for today's Rafael Nadal-Novak Djokovic semi-final by clicking on the video above to watch the cat's close call!
The 1000 Series continues with our coverage of the first ATP Rome Masters men's semi-final on Sky Sports Mix, channel 121, which is free for all Sky customers, from 1pm on Saturday. And the second semi-final will be shown live on Sky Sports Action from 7pm.
