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Hungarian tennis player Amarissa Toth said she was “extremely sorry” for her behaviour towards China’s Zhang Shuai at the Budapest Open.<\/span><\/p>\n Toth, 20, was seen walking towards a contested ball marking and scuffing it out with her foot as Zhang spoke to the umpire.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Zhang retired before completing the first set and left the court in tears.<\/span><\/p>\n “I did not think that my first ever WTA main draw success of my career would cause such a storm,” Toth said.<\/span><\/p>\n “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.<\/span><\/p>\n “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.<\/span><\/p>\n “I hope that in the future I have the opportunity to sit down and talk with Zhang and tell her how badly I feel that our match ended this way.”<\/span><\/p>\n Zhang, a former world number two in doubles, retired while trailing 6-5 in the opening set.<\/span><\/p>\n As she argued with the umpire on the line judge decision, Toth appeared to be laughing and the crowd booed.<\/span><\/p>\n The incident received widespread condemnation from the tennis world.<\/span><\/p>\n