{"id":35909,"date":"2026-10-07T13:11:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/china-open-coco-gauff-on-draining-few-days-after-online-racist-abuse\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T13:11:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:11:32","slug":"china-open-coco-gauff-on-draining-few-days-after-online-racist-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/china-open-coco-gauff-on-draining-few-days-after-online-racist-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"China Open: Coco Gauff on ‘draining few days’ after online racist abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"


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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.<\/b><\/p>\n

The American received an “insane” amount of racist comments<\/a> and direct messages following an incident in her third-round win over 16-year-old Sun Xinran on Monday.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old posted a lengthy statement explaining what had happened and later condemned the racist abuse she received in response.<\/p>\n

Gauff was beaten 6-3 6-3 in her next match against Elise Mertens on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Asked how she had felt over the past 36 hours, Gauff said: “It has been kind of draining, I’m not going to lie. <\/p>\n

“I just turn off my phone and move on. I mean, there’s nothing you can do.”<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the Women’s Tennis Association said it was appalled by the abuse. It said it was in contact with Gauff “to offer our full support”.<\/p>\n

A statement given to the news agency AFP said the governing body was “seeking action” against the abusive content.<\/p>\n

Gauff, who won the title in Beijing in 2024, committed 34 unforced errors and eight double faults against Mertens.<\/p>\n

“I was just a bit flat. That’s the main thing,” Gauff said.<\/p>\n

“The level was there at some points, I just didn’t sustain it the whole match.”<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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