THIS is the bizarre moment tennis star Chris Eubanks ran off court to take an emergency bathroom break.
Eubanks, 27, was competing in the second round of the Men’s Singles US Open against Benjamin Bonzi when he was forced to heed nature’s call.
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The American was losing 2-1 in sets in the fourth set of the match with the score tied 5-5.
But he forfeited the game so he could rush to the bathroom in the midst of battling stomach issues.
And Eubanks, who is said to have requested nausea medication from the umpire earlier in the match, could be heard in conversation with the umpire as the bizarre sequence played out.
As per the Daily Mail, Eubanks asked the umpire: “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 replied: “Now?”
Eubanks said: “Yeah I mean, yeah. If I did, how much time is that?”
To which the umpire responded: “You wouldn’t have long.”
Eubanks countered: “I wouldn’t? Even if I gave the game plus a bathroom break?”
“You have the whole changeover at 6-5,” finally declared the umpire.
This prompted Eubanks to head back onto court for a quick game as Bonzi took two aces and it a 40-0 winner for Eubanks to run off court and head to the bathroom.
After returning Eubanks managed to win the next game, but ultimately went on to lose 9-7 in a tiebreak to lose the match 6-7, 6-2, 2-6, 6-7.
Despite bowing out of the US Open early on, Eubanks enjoyed a remarkable run into the quarter-finals of Wimbledon.