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CNN —Tennis player Amarissa Toth has apologized to her opponent Zhang Shuai after their match at the Hungarian Grand Prix ended in controversy on Tuesday. The Hungarian later celebrated as a tearful Zhang retired from the match. “I’m extremely sorry for what happened,” Toth said in a video posted by the Hungarian Grand Prix’s Instagram page Thursday. “I respect Zhang Shuai as a person and just as much as an athlete. A visibly distressed Zhang was heard asking, “Why did you do that?” as Toth retorts, “You’re making problems.”A tearful Zhang later opted to retire from the match, where she was trailing 6-5, prompting Toth to celebrate.
Persons: Amarissa Toth, Zhang Shuai, Toth, Zhang, , ” Toth, , Australia’s, Victoria, Victoria Azarenka tweeting, ” Zhang Organizations: CNN — Tennis, Victoria Azarenka Locations: Hungarian, Ukrainian
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
CNN —Chinese tennis player Zhang Shuai retired from a match in tears after a tense incident with Amarissa Toth at the Hungarian Grand Prix saw Toth use her foot to erase a contested ball mark from the court. In Tuesday’s opening set, Zhang hit a crosscourt forehand that appeared to land on the line, with a line judge and later an umpire calling the ball out. Though the match continued for another point, the disputed call remained a sore point, and Zhang continued to question the decision. Zhang was incensed by the call during Tuesday's match in Budapest, Hungary. A number of tennis players decried Toth’s actions, with Australia’s Ajla Tomljanović criticizing Toth’s actions as “absolutely disgusting behaviour.”“Shuai is a better person than a lot of us for shaking the ref and that girl’s hand,” Tomljanovic wrote on Twitter.
Persons: Zhang Shuai, Amarissa Toth, Toth, Zhang, , , Australia’s, ” “ Shuai, ” Tomljanovic, Victoria Azarenka, Ellen Perez Organizations: CNN, WTA, Twitter, ” CNN Locations: Hungarian, Budapest, Hungary
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