Coco Gauff reports online racial abuse after incident in her win over Chinese teen in China Open

Updated 2026-10-08 · told from many outlets at once

At the China Open, Coco Gauff defeated Sun Xinran 7-5, 6-1, but faced online abuse and allegations of cheating.

Coco Gauff beat local teenager Sun Xinran at the China Open with a score of 7-5, 6-1.
The umpire ordered a point replay after a video review in Gauff's match.
A heated online discussion occurred over a scene in Gauff's third-round match against Sun Xinran.
A WTA and World Tennis study showed players received over 12,000 abusive posts, with 8,000 the year before.
The hashtag about Gauff apologizing reached 4.5 million views.
The WTA introduced an AI-powered system to monitor social media abuse.

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