Repeatedly punished by controversy! Zhang Shuai tearfully withdrew from the first round of the tournament, suffering 13 consecutive defeats on the tour

In the early morning of July 19, Beijing time, the first round of the WTA250 station was contested, and China's Jinhua Zhang Shuai met local wildcard player Tott. Zhang Shuai suffered many miscalculations during the game, and finally chose to withdraw early, suffering a wave of 13 consecutive singles defeats on the tour.

In the first set, Zhang Shuai broke serve first in the second game, quickly completed the break in the third game, and Zhang Shuai lost the serve in the seventh game, giving his opponent a 4-3 lead. In the 8th game, Zhang Shuai broke back to tie 4-4.

In the 11th game, Zhang Shuai ushered in the key serve of the first set, in which Zhang Shuai was repeatedly controversially awarded by the referee, and the angry Zhang Shuai spent a long time theorizing with the duty referee and tournament director. Zhang Shuai, who fluctuated in mentality, lost two points in a row after 40-30, and missed the game point and was broken by his opponent. Zhang Shuai, who was 5-6 behind, tearfully withdrew during the break in the game.

Despite being misjudged many times, Zhang Shuai generously chose to shake hands with the referee and opponent when he withdrew from the match. Zhang Shuai, who retired from this match, suffered a wave of 13 consecutive singles defeats on the tour. Zhang Shuai will play in the WTA250 Warsaw next week.