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July 20 (Reuters) - Little known Hungarian player Amarissa Toth has apologised for erasing a ball mark during her Hungarian Grand Prix match against Zhang Shuai, with the disputed line call leading to the Chinese world number 28 to retire from the contest in tears. The home crowd jeered Zhang during the incident, while Toth shook hands with her before putting her arms up in celebration. "I am extremely sorry for what happened, I respect Zhang Shuai as a player and as a person. It was never my intention to disrespect, hurt or upset anybody, let alone Zhang Shuai. Toth, who initially defended her decision to erase the mark, added that she was hoping to speak with Zhang in the future to express her regret.
Persons: Amarissa Toth, Zhang Shuai, Zhang, Toth, jeered Zhang, Martina Navratilova, Ukraine's, Baindl, Aadi Nair, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Thomson Locations: Budapest, Bengaluru
Zhang retires in tears after opponent erases mark on court
  + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
July 19 (Reuters) - China's Zhang Shuai retired from her Hungarian Grand Prix match in tears on Tuesday after her local opponent Amarissa Toth erased a ball mark on the clay court following a disputed line call. Second seed Zhang hit a crosscourt forehand that appeared to land on the line but was called out by the line judge. "Wait, wait, wait! Keep the mark," Zhang yelled. The home crowd jeered Zhang's retirement, while Toth shook hands with her before putting her arms up in celebration.
Persons: Zhang Shuai, Amarissa Toth, Zhang, Toth, Instagram, Tomljanovic, Shuai, Ellen Perez, I'm, Rohith Nair, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Twitter, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Bengaluru
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