Wild Moment French Open Tennis Star Sprints to the Bathroom Mid-Match after Desperate Plea to Umpire

A French Open tennis star was forced to dramatically run off the court for an emergency bathroom break during his match on Sunday.

Frenchman Arthur Gea was trailing 13th-seeded Karen Khachanov 4-2 in Paris when he started to suffer from stomach problems.

He pleaded with the umpire to let him return to the locker room, but the official initially asked him to wait until 'after the game'.

'I need to go to the bathroom. I can't move anymore. I'm gonna s*** on the f***ing court,' Gea said in response to the chair umpire in French.

Two officials then came onto the court to discuss the situation,n and Gea told them he was suffering from a bout of 'diarrhea'.

Then, after winning a game, Gea sprinted off the court and back to the locker room, much to his relief.

Khachanov eventually won the match against the 135th-ranked Gea 6-3, 7-6, 6-0.

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.

Gea said the umpire allowed him the break because of 'medical circumstances' and that he was given some medicine to settle his stomach pain.

After the match, Gea said he had not felt ill the night before but started feeling unwell when he woke up in the morning.

'During the match, it was even worse,' he said. 'I had to go to the toilet really quickly.'

His situation was not helped by the intense heat at Roland Garros, with lunchtime temperatures hitting 31 degrees Celsius (88 Fahrenheit).

'It was harder than usual, because I was ill,' he said.

The 21-year-old Gea received a wild card invitation from Roland Garros organizers to participate in the main draw.