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Searing temperatures of 35C hit the famed courts in New York, US, yesterday causing havoc for the opening round matches.

As a response, men were given a 10-minute break at the end of the third set and women the same rest from the stifling humidity after the second set.

In her match against Johanna Larsson, Cornet decided to use the gap to change her clothes.

But when she came back out on court, she realised her top was on the wrong way round.

She quickly took it off between points – revealing a sports bra underneath – before correcting her wardrobe mishap.

Despite being clothed underneath and taking just 15 seconds to amend the problem, the chair umpire hit the Frenchwoman with a code violation.

It has since sparked uproar on social media from fellow female tennis stars over the perceived discrepancy between what men can do.

Rafael Nadal, for example, has often changed shirts on court.

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Judy Murray – a former Great Britain Fed Cup captain and mum of Andy Murray – tweeted: “Alize Cornet came back to court after a 10-minute heat break.

“Had her fresh shirt on back to front, changed at the back of the court and got a code violation.

“Unsportsmanlike conduct… but the men can change shirts on court.”

Other tennis stars soon voiced their support for Murray’s stance.

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Five-time Grand Slam doubles champion Bethanie Mattek-Sands wrote: “That’s weak.”

And former player Casey Dellacqua added: “Ridiculous.”

Cornet went on to suffer a shock 4-6 6-3 6-2 defeat to Swede Larsson.

During the match, she was seen weeping at the unbearable conditions and even told doctors she was ready to vomit.