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Coco Gauff reported receiving a large volume of racist messages on social media after a disputed point during her China Open match against Sun Xinran. During the match, Gauf halted play when electronic advertising boards flickered during a critical moment; subsequently, the chair umpire ordered the point to be replayed. Despite the controversy, Gauff won the match 7-5, 6-1 and expressed sympathy for her opponent's emotional state post-match.

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Coco Gauff, a Black American tennis player ranked No. 4, faced racially abusive comments on social media following a controversial match at the China Open in Beijing. During her third-round victory over Sun Xinran, a 16-year-old Chinese player who recently won the U.S. Open junior title, Gauff stopped play when electronic advertising boards flickered during a crucial point. The chair umpire ruled in favor of Gauff after reviewing video footage, and she went on to win the match 7-5, 6-1. However, this decision led to some fans' anger and racially charged backlash against Gauff online. In response, Gauff took to social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) to condemn the abuse and clarify that her actions were not intended to be racist or cheating behavior.

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Coco Gauff decries "insane" amount of online racism after China match dispute same event · 100%

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“Both articles report on Coco Gauff receiving racist abuse via social media following a disputed point during her China Open match against Sun Xinran, including details about the electronic advertising boards flickering and Gauff's response.”

Coco Gauff claps back at racial abuse after replay controversy at the China Open turns nasty same event · 100%

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“Both articles describe Coco Gauff facing racial abuse on social media following a controversial replay request during her match at the China Open against Sun Xinran.”

Gauff condemns racist abuse after China Open win same event · 100%

BBC News · 0.88 cosine similarity

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“Both articles describe Coco Gauff's reaction to racial abuse after a disputed point during her match against Sun Xinran at the China Open, including details about the flickering light and the match score.”

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“While both articles are about Coco Gauff's participation in the China Open, they describe different matches and incidents: Article A is about her second-round match against Camila Osorio, while Article B discusses a third-round match against Sun Xinran where she faced racist abuse.”

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BEIJING Black China Open Grand Slam U.S. Open

Gauff PERSON · 7× Sun ORG · 4× BEIJING GPE · 1× Black NORP · 1× Coco Gauff PERSON · 1× Sun Xinran PERSON · 1× WTA Tour ORG · 1× Xinran PERSON · 1×

Gauff stopped a rally after electronic advertising boards lining the court flickered during a point late in the first set of her 7-5, 6-1 third-round victory over Sun, a 16-year-old who recently won the U.S. Open junior title.

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2026-10-06 · Toronto Star

Gauff says an 'insane' wave of racist abuse followed a disputed point at China Open · assertive framing

BEIJING (AP) — Coco Gauff said she received an “insane” amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in her China Open match against home player Sun Xinran. asserted

she → say → Xinran

Gauff stopped a rally after electronic advertising boards lining the court flickered during a point late in the first set of her 7-5, 6-1 third-round victory over Sun, a 16-year-old who recently won the U.S. Open junior title. asserted

who → stop → title

“Hey everyone, you can dislike me or disagree about what happened without being racist,” Gauff, who is Black, said in a reply on X. “The amount of racist comments/dms I’ve received in the last few hours is insane. asserted

I → dislike → hours

Sun appeared about to win the point when Gauff stopped playing. asserted

Gauff → appear → point

The chair umpire then ordered the point to be replayed. asserted

point → order → ?

Gauff, a two-time Grand Slam champion ranked No. 4, went on to take control of the match on Monday. asserted

Gauff → rank → Monday

“Xinran is (an) incredible talent and player, I apologized for the situation at the end of the match and she completely understood,” Gauff added in another post. asserted

Gauff → apologize → post

Sun, who was given a wild-card entry by tournament organizers and was making her WTA Tour debut, appeared distraught after the loss. asserted

who → give → loss

Gauff, who reached the fourth-round of Wimbledon as a 15-year-old in 2019, sympathized with Sun. asserted

who → reach → Sun

“I did not like to see her so emotional as I’ve been there and I really understand what it is like but this is just the beginning of an incredible career,” Gauff said. asserted

Gauff → like → career

“It was an honor to share the court in front of her home crowd.” asserted

It → share → crowd

Gauff says an 'insane' wave of racist abuse followed a disputed point at China Open

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