Chinese tennis player Zhang Shuai retried from a match in tears on Tuesday after her opponent Amarissa Toth was embroiled in a cheating scandal.
The incident occurred during the pair’s round-of-32 match at the Budapest Grand Prix on the WTA Tour – with several players condemning Toth for her behaviour.
At 5-5 in a close-fought first set, Shuai challenged a call from the line judge that one of her shots had landed out.
The Budapest Grand Prix is played on outdoor clay courts, meaning that it can be clearly seen where the ball lands as it creates a mark on the red dirt.
But before the umpire came down from their chair to check where the shot had landed, Toth walked over to the mark and rubbed it away with her foot.
Zhang, 34, was left absolutely furious and shouted: ‘Wait, wait, wait! Keep the mark. What are you doing? Why would you do that?’
The home crowd were firmly behind Hungarian player Toth, who replied: ‘Because you’re making problems, that’s why.’
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