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Coco Gauff faced controversy during her match at the China Open against 16-year-old Sun Xinran, who recently won the U.S. Open junior title. When electronic advertising boards flickered during a point, Gauff paused play and later explained on X that she received racist comments following the incident. Despite apologizing to Xinran for her actions post-match, Gauff defended herself against accusations of cheating, emphasizing that players are allowed to request replays after points under tournament rules.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Coco Gauff, a Black American tennis player ranked No. 4, faced racial abuse on social media after a controversial point in her match against Sun Xinran at the China Open in Beijing. During a critical moment in the first set, electronic advertising boards flickered, leading Gauff to stop play and request a replay, which was granted by the chair umpire. Despite winning the match 7-6, 6-1, Gauff received an "insane" amount of racist comments on X (formerly Twitter). She responded by clarifying her actions were out of necessity and not cheating, emphasizing that racists can dislike or disagree without resorting to racial abuse.
Written for “Coco Gauff Condemns Racism” on 2026-10-06,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
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Coco Gauff found herself in some controversy in her match at the China Open against 16-year-old Sun Xinran, who was playing on home soil.
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who → find → soil
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 Xinran, a 16-year-old who recently won the U.S. Open junior title.
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who → stop → title
Sun appeared about to win the point when Gauff stopped playing, but the chair umpire then ordered the point to be replayed.
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point → appear → point
Gauff explained what occurred in the moment, but not before replying to a post on X calling her a racial slur.
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what → explain → her
"hey everyone, you can dislike me or disagree about what happened without being racist.
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what → dislike → me
the amount of racist comments/dms I’ve received in the last few hours is insane," Gauff said, adding that she is "not a cheater or a thief."
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she → receive → hours
Gauff has called out racism in the past, saying she received similar comments from gamblers earlier this year.
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she → call → gamblers
Gauff then said that she saw a light "flicker" early on in the point "but was not sure if that is what I actually saw."
"We are told before the matches we are allowed to continue to finish play so KEEP IT (sic) MIND i am thinking about all of this while i’m playing the point.
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i → say → point
anything can be challenged after the point is over...
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point → challenge → ?
If I would’ve lost the point my opponent is also free to do the same thing and ask for a replay and she would’ve have been completely in her right to do so," Gauff explained.
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Gauff → lose → right
Gauff said she saw the light flicker again and raised her hands.
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light → say → hands
"It was an unfortunate situation but it is out of my control, the think pieces and calling me an unfair is ridiculous when those are the rules.
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those → call → me
I did not make them, I think it’s weird i’m getting hate for following the rules," Gauff said.
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Gauff → make → rules
"Xinran is incredible talent and player, I apologized for the situation at the end of the match and she completely understood."
Sun, who was given a wild-card entry by tournament organizers and was making her WTA Tour debut, appeared distraught after the loss.
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who → apologize → loss
Gauff, who reached the fourth round of Wimbledon as a 15-year-old in 2019, sympathized with Sun.
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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.
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this → like → career
It was an honor to share the court in front of her home crowd.
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It → share → crowd
Gauff will now play in the round of 16 on Wednesday against Elise Mertens.
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Gauff → play → Mertens
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Press → contribute → report
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