Azarenka, Jabeur, Sakkari and more rally around Zhang Shuai after controversial call goes viral in Budapest

WATCH: The sequence of events ended with Zhang Shuai retiring from the match.

Zhang Shuai received an outpouring of support from fellow players after a contentious end to her Hungarian Grand Prix clash against Amarissa Toth on Tuesday, one that centered around a protracted argument with umpire Morgane Lara.

Back on clay in the aftermath of Wimbledon, Zhang, who has lost her last 13 matches and has been open about mental health struggles in the wake of a conflict with the Chinese Tennis Federation, became incensed when Lara confirmed an out call at 5-5, 15-15.

Demanding to see the supervisor, Zhang was further distressed two points later when Toth erased the mark with her sneaker and explained, “You are making a problem.”

Zhang ultimately opted to retire from the match during the ensuing changeover. As she left the court in tears, Toth, a Hungarian wild card ranked No. 548, lifted her arms in celebration—a move that raised eyebrows from Zhang’s WTA colleagues.

“Absolutely disgusting behavior,” tweeted Ajla Tomljanovic. “Shuai is a better person than a lot of us for shaking the ref and that girls hand.”

Fellow Aussies Daria Saville and Ellen Perez were equally aggrieved by the seeming unsportsmanlike act, while American Jamie Loeb took issue with the line call itself:

As the incident gained further traction Tuesday into Wednesday, some of the WTA's top players also weighed in, from offering their support to Zhang, to critiquing all angles of the incident.

"All the support to Shuai," tweeted recent Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur. "This is not acceptable."

Toth, a 20-year-old who plays Kateryna Kozlova in the round of 16 on Thursday, has won few fans from the incident as well, most roundly condemning her behavior and even advocating for a post-match sanction.

Zhang later took to Twitter with her reaction in the below tweet, and followed up Wednesday thanking her peers and fans for their support.