Zhang Shuai withdrew from the competition with tears in his eyes.
On July 19, Beijing time, the first round of WTA250 Budapest, China's golden flower Zhang Shuai burst into tears.
After being misjudged by the referee and booed by the audience, Zhang Shuai failed to complete the match and tearfully chose to withdraw, thus stopping the first round of the tournament and also suffering a 13-game losing streak in singles on the tour.
At Wimbledon not long ago, Zhang Shuai failed to win in the singles tournament, but made it all the way to the semifinals in the doubles event. Now in Budapest, Zhang Shuai is also looking forward to regaining victory.
In the first round, Zhang Shuai's opponent was a native of Hungary, Tóth. In the first set, both sides each completed two breaks in the first 8 games, and the match went to the 10th game, but Zhang Shuai suffered a misjudgment on his key serve.
Zhang Shuai's shot was misjudged out of bounds.
Zhang Shuai's crimping ball was judged out of bounds by the on-duty referee, and the opponent Toth ignored Zhang Shuai's request to keep the ball print, and took the initiative to step forward to wipe off the ball print "with a weak heart". After an unsuccessful argument with the referee, the affected Zhang Shuai lost the set and trailed 5-6 in the first set.
At the same time, there were also audience members at the scene who booed Zhang Shuai, and in this case, Zhang Shuai, who could not bear it, chose to withdraw from the competition with tears in his eyes. But even so, she maintained her demeanor and took the initiative to shake hands with the referee and opponent. After Zhang Shuai withdrew from the match, opponent Toth raised his hands to celebrate the victory.
Toth deliberately erased the ball print.
After the match, Toth's performance in this match was criticized by many people in the tennis industry. Australian women's Alan Perez said on social media, "It's a way to quickly lose the respect of your peers, and I'm shocked by the level of disrespect she has shown." ”
Another Australian athlete, Tom Janovich, said: "This is absolutely disgusting. Zhang Shuai still shakes hands with the referee and opponent, proving that she is the better one. ”
Poland's U. Radwanska quipped, "The Non-Sportsmanship of the Year Award goes to Amissa Tóth. ”