Bernard Tomic gives Richard Gasquet a fist pump at US Open 2015

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Tomic was impressed with his opponent's shot giving him a fist pump
Frenchman Richard Gasquet hit a round-the-net post forehand win
Tomic then urged the crowd to applaud the amazing shot at the US Open
The Australian went on to lose the match 6-4, 6-3, 6-1

By Jennifer Russell For Daily Mail Australia and Australian Associated Press

Published: 01:58 EST, 6 September 2015 | Updated: 06:35 EST, 6 September 2015

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Bernard Tomic has crashed out of the US Open but not before featuring in the sporting moment of the tournament with 12th seed Richard Gasquet.

Australian Tomic triggered a standing ovation for Gasquet on The Grandstand after the Frenchman produced a dazzling round-the-net-post forehand winner early in the third set of his 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 victory on Saturday.

Left in awe by Gasquet's court coverage and racquet skills to produce possibly the shot of the Open, Tomic rushed to the Wimbledon semi-finalist to give him a congratulatory fist bump.

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Richard Gasquet (right) of France is given a celebratory fist pump by Bernard Tomic after a shot around the net on day six of the US Open

The Australian then went to the back of the court, put down his racquet and urged the capacity crowd to applaud the Frenchman

Gasquet said he'd never before shared such an on-court moment with an opponent

The Australian then went to the back of the court, put down his racquet and urged the capacity crowd to applaud the Frenchman.

Gasquet said he'd never before shared such an on-court moment with an opponent.

'I think I never did it,' he said. 'Bernard is a great friend of mine, so I think I can do it with him. You don't do it with guys you don't like. With him, he's a great friend.

'Yeah, I think it was the best shot of the match for sure. When I saw he put it on the net, I saw I could do it, and of course it's a lucky shot because if it's not touching the net I can't do that.

'Of course it's an incredible shot, so I'm very happy with it. It's very funny for me. The crowd loved it. That's very nice.'

His instinctive sporting gesture was the highlight of an otherwise forgettable match for Tomic

'At that moment I didn't care that I was losing. You don't see that every day,' Tomic said after the match

His instinctive sporting gesture was the highlight of an otherwise forgettable match for Tomic.

'At that moment I didn't care that I was losing. You don't see that every day,' Tomic said.

'For everyone it was huge. I'd like to see that on replay - I'm going to watch that tonight. It was an amazing point.

'He was playing very good. I have to congratulate him.'

Just as he did to eliminate Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon, Gasquet brought his A game to take out Tomic in less than an hour and a half.

The Frenchman landed 18 winners to Tomic's one from his famous one-handed backhand wing and Australia's 24th seed said he struggled to back up physically and mentally from his sapping five-set second-round win over Lleyton Hewitt.