French tennis star Ugo Humbert was forced to retire in tears and also left his opponent emotional after a horrific fall during a home tournament in Montpellier.
Injured Hubert suffered a sickening tumble while locked in a tense tie-break battle against close friend Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the ATP 250 event.
The wildcard - who had blitzed the Spanish fifth seed 6-1 in the first set - was desperately stretching for a forehand at a crucial juncture in the second set tie-break.