French hopeful Arthur Gea made a memorable, if uncomfortable, French Open debut Sunday, dramatically dashing from his first-round match for an emergency bathroom break early in the first set.
Trailing 13th-seeded Karen Khachanov 4-2, Gea urgently informed the chair umpire in French, “I need to go to the bathroom. I can’t move anymore. I’m going to (go) on the court,” before hastily running off Court Suzanne-Lenglen.
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This unscheduled mid-set departure, typically reserved for breaks between sets, drew a protest from Khachanov as three minutes passed without play. The 135th-ranked Gea ultimately fell to his opponent 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Gea later explained the umpire
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