PARIS (AP) 鈥� Home player Arthur Gea ran off the court for an emergency bathroom break early in the first set of his debut on Sunday.
鈥淚 need to go to the bathroom. I can鈥檛 move anymore. I鈥檓 going to (go) on the court,鈥� Gea told the chair umpire in French before hastily running off Court Suzanne-Lenglen.
The 135th-ranked Gea was trailing 13th-seeded Karen Khachanov 4-2 when he made his move. Khachanov won 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Usually, bathroom breaks are only permitted between sets.
Khachanov protested to the chair umpire as three minutes passed between games at a point in the match that was not a changeover when players change ends.
The 21-year-old Gea received a wild card invitation from Roland Garros organizers to participate in the main draw.
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