Tennis player Amarissa Toth is facing backlash following her actions in a match against Zhang Shuai at the Hungarian Grand Prix earlier this week.
In the opening set of their round-of-32 match on Tuesday, Zhang hit a crosscourt forehand that appeared to land on the line. However, a line judge and umpire called the ball out, and that’s where the incident begins. Zhang questioned the officials’ call, and as that was occurring, Toth walked up to the ball mark on the court and appeared to rub it away with her foot.
A glaring display of bad sportsmanship.
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 18, 2023
Shuai Zhang’s opponent, Kiara Toth, erased a ball mark as Zhang was pleading to speak with a supervisor about a bad call
“Wait, wait, keep the mark”
Zhang was booed & retired from the match
Awful. Just awful 💔
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