Tennis player apologizes for 'absolutely disgusting' move in first career WTA victory

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Amarissa Kiara Toth’s controversial acts during her first-round tennis match against Zhang Shuai at the Hungarian Grand Prix this week was blasted, and she has now apologized.

Toth erased a ball mark on the clay court with her foot while Shuai was seeking clarification from the umpire. That act led Shuai to explode on the umpire, eventually leading to a reported panic attack by Shuai that forced her to retire from the match.

Toth was also seen celebrating Shuai dropping out of the match as she was in tears.

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Zhang Shuai of China competes during the women's singles round of 32 match between Amarissa Toth of Hungary and Zhang Shuai of China at the WTA 250 Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, on July 18, 2023. (Attila Volgyi/Xinhua via Getty Images)

"I did not think that my first ever WTA main draw success of my career would cause such a storm," Toth said in a statement on her Facebook. "I am extremely sorry for what happened, I respect Zhang Shuai as a player and as a person. It was never my intention to disrespect, hurt or upset anybody, let alone Zhang Shuai.

"I do realize I shouldn’t have celebrated the way I celebrated after the match and I’m sorry for that. I was acting in the heat of the match and got caught up by my emotions and the moment. I focused on tennis, I didn’t want to win like that."

The match, tied 5-5 in the opening set, saw Shuai hit a cross-court forehand that seemed to land on the line. 

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However, it was deemed out. 

Shuai protested the call, wanting a match supervisor to come to the court to discuss the