Corentin Moutet was given a time violation warning after falling to the floor with cramps during his match against Ugo Humbert in Lyon. The world No. 94 was competing in a deciding set against the seventh seed and had raced into an early break lead at 2-0.
Moutet suddenly stopped moving properly and could not push off on serve, slicing the ball into the court as break-back points came and went for Humbert. He called for the physio, who waited courtside to come out at the next changeover.
Physio called early
The physio came out earlier than planned when Moutet jumped to reach an overhead at deuce and then dropped to the floor. Commentator Mikey Perera said: "Is he cramping? I think that might be the situation. He's in a bad way here. Moutet is on the ground, he's trying to make his way back up, and he's struggling right now."
The physio had to walk into the middle of the court to help Moutet up, and he started walking back to the baseline to play on when he was hit with a time violation. Boos rang out around Centre Court as the 27-year-old hobbled to the umpire's chair to argue.
Moutet's reaction
Moutet said: "I basically stood up directly to play," asking for the supervisor and continuing the conversation in French. He played on and got broken, then called the physio for a full three-minute medical timeout.
As he returned to his bench, the French player continued muttering to umpire Timo Janzen. "Oh my goodness, you're insane," he said.
