An unusual scene occurred on a Miami court this Monday, relayed on the social network X, during a qualifying match for the 2nd Masters 1000 of the season.
Harold Mayot and Arthur Cazaux, two young French players played the last set of a fierce game.
Cazaux led 6-4, 5-7, 2-1, but Mayot was serving at 30-A.
Cazaux was preparing to receive the opposing service when he collapsed, visibly suffering from discomfort.
And possibly because of the heat, around 30 degrees.
đź The images send shivers down your spine
Abandonment of Arthur Cazaux who collapses against Harold Mayot in Miami qualifyingpic.twitter.com/WOJxwwOyND
â TennisTemple (@tennistemple) March 18, 2024
Immediately, a trainer rushed to the young Montpellier's bedside and after a few minutes, the latter was evacuated using a wheelchair, while the chair umpire obviously announced the player's abandonment.
It is therefore Mayot who will face the Belgian David Goffin (106th) in the next round for a place in the big draw.
A former great French hope long hampered by injuries, Cazaux, 21 years old and currently 74th player in the world, burst onto the scene at the start of the year by crossing the table at the Australian Open in January.
In Melbourne, he reached the round of 16, beating the Dane Holger Rune, seeded number 8, before being stopped by the Pole Hubert Hurkacz.