Footage captures bizarre moment Chris Eubanks runs off court mid rally at US Open
Chris Eubanks left fans baffled when he ran off court in the middle of a point at the US Open.
The American tennis star was facing Benjamin Bonzi in the second round clash with the scores tied at 5-5 in a closely-contested fourth set.
But appearing to battle stomach issues, Eubanks was forced to ask the umpire if he would forfeit the game if he went for a toilet break, having already asked for nausea medication earlier in the match.
In footage of the clash, the 27-year-old asked: "If I take a penalty for every point this game, plus a bathroom break, how much time is that?
"Like, just sacrifice this next game to go to the bathroom."
The umpire said: "You wouldn't have long."
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"I wouldn't? Even if I gave the game plus a bathroom break?" asked Eubanks, to which the umpire said: "You have the whole changeover at 6-5."
Following that conversation, Eubanks went back onto the court but conceded two aces before running off the court as Bonzi hit a winner at 40-0.
After running off the court to find a toilet and reappearing for the next game, Eubanks managed to hold serve to make it 6-6 in the fourth set, however, the American went on to lose 9-7 in the tiebreak to lose the match 6-7, 6-2, 2-6, 6-7.
