If you were at Stadium 2 to watch the fourth-round match between Karolina Pliskova and Amanda Anisimova at the BNP Parisbas Open in Indian Wells on Wednesday, and you heard a dog bark, it’s quite possible you weren’t dreaming.

For, there was a canine out there in the spectator stands.

A dog was spotted watching the proceedings (well, as keenly as a tennis fan) from Anisimova’s box. And, the cameras were quick to shift its focus.

There is a…dog watching Pliskova-Anisimova match.#BNPPO18 pic.twitter.com/y8kg5vUCv0

— Ashish TV (@Ashish__TV) March 13, 2018

This is not the first time that dogs have been spotted on and around the tennis courts.

Back in 2014, Venus Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova played a match ahead of the ASB Classic with dogs replacing the ball boys.

Last year, a Brazil tournament had four-legged friends to assist the players with balls.

Hence proved, dogs love tennis too!