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PARIS (AP) \u2014 Home player Arthur Gea ran off the court for an emergency bathroom break early in the first set of his French Open<\/a><\/span> debut on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cI need to go to the bathroom. I can\u2019t move anymore. I\u2019m going to (go) on the court,\u201d Gea told the chair umpire in French before hastily running off Court Suzanne-Lenglen.<\/p>\n The 135th-ranked Gea was trailing 13th-seeded Karen Khachanov 4-2 when he made his move. Khachanov won 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-0.<\/p>\n Usually, bathroom breaks are only permitted between sets. <\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Gea said the umpire allowed him the break because of \u201cmedical circumstances\u201d and that he was given some medicine to settle his stomach pain.<\/p>\n After the match, Gea said he had not felt ill the night before but started feeling unwell when he woke up in the morning. <\/p>\n \u201cDuring the match it was even worse,\u201d he said. \u201cI had to go to the toilet really quick.\u201d<\/p>\n His situation was not helped by the intense heat at Roland Garros with lunchtime temperatures hitting 31 degrees Celsius (88 Fahrenheit).<\/p>\n \u201cIt was harder than usual, because I was ill,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n The 21-year-old Gea received a wild card invitation from Roland Garros organizers to participate in the main draw.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n AP tennis: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/tennis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n