Why It Looked Like A Plane Was Flying Backwards Over The French Open?
- Publish date
- Tuesday, 2 Jun 2015, 3:18PM
A strange shadow of what appears to be a plane flying backwards has been confusing viewers watching this year’s French Tennis Open.
Watch in the video below as what looks like the shadow of a plane flying backwards travels across the court from right to left.
Can someone explain to me why the plane shadow is going backwards??? #FrenchOpen pic.twitter.com/skYtg9YfrN
— Zeb Goodman (@ZebG1996) June 1, 2015
sbnation.com has unraveled the mystery, revealing that the shadow is created by a camera attached to a wire which runs from one side of the court to the other. It's sponsored by Emirates, which is why there is a model plane mounted atop of it.
Image: Getty Images
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