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