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Coco Gauff expressed feeling drained after facing racist abuse online following an incident during her China Open match against Sun Xinran. The abuse escalated after Gauff requested a video review due to lighting issues, which led to Sun losing the point and eventually the match. Despite this, Gauff lost her subsequent match to Elise Mertens in straight sets, citing that she was "a bit flat." The Women's Tennis Association condemned the racist comments and is taking action against the abusive content.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
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 22-year-old American tennis star ranked No. 4, faced racial abuse on social media after stopping play during her match at the China Open against Chinese teenager Sun Xinran due to flickering LED boards. The incident occurred when Gauff, trailing 5-4 in the first set, raised her hand to halt play upon noticing the lights flicker again; this led to a video review and a replay of the point. Despite some boos from the crowd, Gauff won that critical point and ultimately the match 7-6, 6-1. In response to racist messages on social media, Gauff posted: "Hey everyone, you can dislike me or disagree about what happened without being racist." She condemned the abuse as "insane" and clarified she is "not a cheater or a thief." The Women's Tennis Association expressed their support for Gauff after her loss in the next round to Elise Mertens.
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Coco Gauff said she had a "draining" few days after receiving racist abuse online before her fourth-round China Open exit.
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she → publish → exit
The American received an "insane" amount of racist comments and direct messages following an incident in her third-round win over 16-year-old Sun Xinran on Monday.
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American → receive → Monday
China's Sun thought she had hit a winner late in the first set, but Gauff raised her hand to halt play because of a flickering light in the side panels surrounding the court.
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Gauff → think → court
After a video review - which players are allowed to request - the point was replayed, with Gauff winning it and subsequently going on to clinch the match.
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Gauff → allow → match
The 22-year-old posted a lengthy statement explaining what had happened and later condemned the racist abuse she received in response.
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she → post → response
Gauff was beaten 6-3 6-3 in her next match against Elise Mertens on Wednesday.
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Gauff → beat → Wednesday
Asked how she had felt over the past 36 hours, Gauff said: "It has been kind of draining, I'm not going to lie.
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I → ask → hours
"I just turn off my phone and move on.
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I → turn → phone
I mean, there's nothing you can do."
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you → mean → ?
A spokesperson for the Women's Tennis Association said it was appalled by the abuse.
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it → say → abuse
It said it was in contact with Gauff "to offer our full support".
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it → say → support
A statement given to the news agency AFP said the governing body was "seeking action" against the abusive content.
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body → give → content
Gauff, who won the title in Beijing in 2024, committed 34 unforced errors and eight double faults against Mertens.
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who → win → Mertens
That's the main thing," Gauff said.
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Gauff → say → ?
"The level was there at some points, I just didn't sustain it the whole match."
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I → sustain → it
Belgium's Mertens will play former world number one Iga Swiatek in the quarter-finals after the six-time major champion Swiatek beat American teenager Iva Jovic 6-1 6-3.
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Swiatek → play → Jovic
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