Chinese tennis participant Zhang Shuai give up a match after her opponent rubbed out a ball mark along with her foot following a disputed line name on the Budapest Grand Prix. File| Photo Credit: AP

Chinese tennis participant Zhang Shuai give up a match after her opponent rubbed out a ball mark along with her foot following a disputed line name on the Budapest Grand Prix.

The second-seeded Zhang retired from the match whereas trailing 6-5 within the first set in opposition to Hungarian opponent Amarissa Toth on the clay-court match on Tuesday.

The dispute associated to a forehand from Zhang that gave the impression to be in however was known as out. Zhang argued the choice nevertheless it stood and the match continued briefly earlier than the disagreement in regards to the line name started once more.

As Zhang repeated her protests, Toth walked over to the ball mark and rubbed it out along with her foot.

“Wait, wait, wait! Keep the mark,” Zhang shouted in response. “What are you doing? Why would you do that?”

Zhang sat crying and shaking her head on her chair for a couple of moments along side the court docket earlier than quitting.

She shook palms with the primary umpire and Toth earlier than showing to level her fingers on the crowd, which had booed and jeered her for disputing the decision.