A first-round tennis match at the Miami Open in Florida was delayed on Wednesday due to a surprise visitor. Jiri Vesely from the Czech Republic was playing against Tommy Haas of Germany when he noticed an iguana. The large lizard seemed to enjoy his view from the top of the scoreboard at courtside. Vesely asked the umpire to stop play and try to remove the iguana. The umpire told Vesely he would not stop the match unless the iguana ran onto the playing surface. He said “If it’s like that, on the scoreboard, I don’t think it’s going to bother you, Jiri.” Vesely disagreed. The umpire said: “forget about it, it’s not a dangerous animal.” During their conversation, Haas, a former second-ranked player in the world, went over to the iguana and took a selfie. The fans cheered.
Title: Iguana Becomes Star of Tennis Match in Miami
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1752/tennis_iguana.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Iguana Becomes Star of Tennis Match in Miami' data-article-id='2270'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12875'>A first-round tennis match at the Miami Open in Florida was delayed on Wednesday due to a surprise visitor.</span> <span data-start-time='12875' data-end-time='24083'>Jiri Vesely from the Czech Republic was playing against Tommy Haas of Germany when he noticed an iguana.</span> <span data-start-time='24083' data-end-time='34729'>The large lizard seemed to enjoy his view from the top of the scoreboard at courtside.</span> <span data-start-time='34729' data-end-time='42896'>Vesely asked the umpire to stop play and try to remove the iguana.</span> <span data-start-time='42896' data-end-time='51792'>The umpire told Vesely he would not stop the match unless the iguana ran onto the playing surface.</span> <span data-start-time='51792' data-end-time='60000'>He said “If it’s like that, on the scoreboard, I don’t think it’s going to bother you, Jiri.”</span> <span data-start-time='60000' data-end-time='63083'>Vesely disagreed.</span> <span data-start-time='63083' data-end-time='70479'>The umpire said: “forget about it, it’s not a dangerous animal.”</span> <span data-start-time='70479' data-end-time='84313'>During their conversation, Haas, a former second-ranked player in the world, went over to the iguana and took a selfie.</span> <span data-start-time='84313' data-end-time='87479'>The fans cheered.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1752/tennis_iguana.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=8316 data-hint-location='34729' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1752/what_does_umpire_mean.m4a'>What does umpire mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a person who controls 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