Tennis
“Forbid him to play!” Tennis world – about the scandal and tears of Shuai in Hungary
The 1/16th match of the WTA 250 series dirt tournament held in Budapest (Hungary) on the evening of July 18 was held between Hungarian tennis player Amarissa Tot (WTA 548) and Chinese representative Zhang Shuai (WTA 45). The Chinese woman withdrew from the match after the 11th game of the first set.
In the first set, the Chinese woman hit the line with the score 5:5 (15:15), but it didn’t count. The Chinese woman called her supervisor, and as she was walking, the Hungarian woman came and erased the mark on the coup so that nothing could be proven. At the same time, the stands booed Shuai, who was trying to protest.
After discussing the matter with the authorities, Shuai burst into tears and withdrew from the match. He found the strength to approach the judge and the opponent and shake hands with them. After that, Amarissa raised her hands in victory.
After the match, Shuai posted a video of the shot and wrote a comment: “When you want to shoot closer to the line and even hit, but still want to count, all the effort in training is wasted.”
Representatives of the tennis world also did not leave this section unattended. Criticism of Judge and Amaryssa Toth was everywhere.
Ounce Gill: “All support for Shuai ❤️ This is unacceptable.”
All support to Shuai ❤️
This is unacceptable. https://t.co/AjHJQKHYLo— Ounce Jabeur (@Ons_Jabeur) 19 July 2023
Denis Shapovalov: “Congratulation 🤦🏼♂️ Too bad.”
Nahh congratulations 🤦🏼♂️ That’s too bad https://t.co/Eo49ntObaB
— Denis Shapovalov (@denis_shapo) 19 July 2023
Monica Puig: “I’m so sorry about Shuai. It breaks my heart 😞.”
Very sad for Shuai. It breaks my heart 😞 https://t.co/7WCcTGOVZr
— Monica Puig (@MonicaAce93) 19 July 2023
Daria Saville: “Zero respect for that girl Tot. None! I am very angry. I’m so sorry about Shuai. Thoth “won” this spot and “won” this match but his reputation was ruined…….. 🤢🤮🤢🤮”.
Zero respect for this Toth girl. NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i’m very very very angry very sorry for Shuai 🙁 https://t.co/34UerpO9eL
— Daria Saville (@Daria_gav) 18 July 2023
Toth “won” this point and “won” this match but his reputation was ruined……… 🤢🤮🤢🤮
— Daria Saville (@Daria_gav) 18 July 2023
Caroline Garcia: “We all know what kind of girl Shuai is. Keep going!
Kristina Mladenovic: “The opponent’s inconceivable mistake and terrible behavior. You are in another league, Shuai. We are with you!”
Maria Sakkari: “Zhang Shuai is the funniest player on the tour! He should just be banned from the Tour.”
Ayla Tomlyanovich: “Absolutely disgusting behavior. Zhang Shuai is a better person than most of us for shaking hands with the judge and this girl.”
All players show their support for Shuai Zhang after the controversial call made to him in Budapest 👏
What are your views on the behavior of Amarissa Toth, the referee and the stands? 🤔#ShuaiZhang #Budapest #AmarissaToth #Tennis pic.twitter.com/vX3yuu65W8
— Sportskeeda Tennis (@SK_Tennis) 19 July 2023
In the next round of the tournament, Amarissa Toth will face Ukrainian Katerina Beindl. We hope Katerina knocks out Hungarian in their stands…
Source: Sport UA
I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.
