Coco Gauff calls racist abuse during China Open 'draining'

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2026-10-07

London (PA Media/dpa) - Coco Gauff said she had been left drained by the racist abuse she experienced during the China Open after losing in the last 16. The American found herself at the centre of an online storm earlier this week after an incident during her match against Chinese teenager Sun Xinran. The 16-year-old thought she had hit a winner late in the first set but Gauff had raised her hand to stop the point as a light in the side panels ar......

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