Tennis player COLLAPSES mid-match at the Miami Open as medic rushes on to help before he’s taken off court in a wheelchair in terrifying scenes

French tennis player Arthur Cazaux collapsed on the court in terrifying scenes during his match at the Miami Open on Monday.

The 21-year-old’s clash against compatriot Harold Mayot came in a decisive third set when Cazaux fell to the ground with no one around him.

He lay on the ground for several seconds before the referee finally left his chair and a medic rushed onto the pitch to help.

Footage later showed Cazaux, who was forced to retire, being led off the field in a wheelchair after treatment.

Cazaux had leveled the match by winning the second set 7-5, after Mayot in Florida had won the first 6-4.

The 21-year-old fell to the ground during the decisive third set with no one around him

He lay on the ground for several seconds before the referee and medic rushed over to him

Cazaux, world number 74, reached the fourth round of the Australian Open earlier this year

Temperatures in Miami on Monday hovered around 88 degrees Fahrenheit with humidity around 70 percent.

After receiving criticism on social media for his lack of response to Cazaux’s collapse, Mayot wrote: ‘Stop starting a false controversy for nothing.

‘It was a few games ago that he wasn’t feeling well and started having cramps.

‘I didn’t see him fall and I thought he was down because he had a cramp. When I realized it was serious, I immediately went to him and I was very worried.

After receiving criticism on social media for his response to Cazaux’s collapse, Mayot hit back

‘I did my best to help. There is nothing but great friendship and complicity between us, and there always has been.

“You need to stop sending hate all the time. I wish him a good recovery and all the best.’

Cazaux, currently number 74 in the ATP rankings, reached the fourth round of the Australian Open earlier this year.

Mayot will now face Belgian David Goffin for a place in the main draw.