Coco Gauff Loses After Citing an 'Insane' Wave of Racist Abuse Following Previous Match in Beijing
- On Wednesday, 19th-ranked Elise Mertens defeated fourth-ranked Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-3 at the China Open in Beijing, advancing to the quarterfinals.
- Gauff entered the match a day after reporting she had received an "insane" amount of online racist abuse following her controversial Monday victory against Sun Xinran.
- Despite winning all five previous matchups against Mertens, Gauff dropped her serve four times. The Belgian player finished the match in 78 minutes with an ace on her second match point.
- Reaching her first quarterfinal at a WTA 1000 event in five years, Mertens dedicated the victory to her coach, who is also her boyfriend.
- Mertens will face six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek in the next round after Swiatek defeated 18-year-old Iva Jovic 6-1, 6-3.
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Coco Gauff loses after citing an 'insane' wave of racist abuse following previous match in Beijing
Coco Gauff lost to a player she had beaten in all five of their previous matchups after receiving what she described as an "insane" amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in the preceding round.
Radio France Internationale
ARY NewsGauff says online abuse was 'draining' after China Open exit
The American world number four, who is Black, turned in an uncharacteristically listless performance in Beijing, double-faulting eight times as she went down 6-3, 6-3 to her Belgian opponent. Gauff, 22, was playing a day after she called out the "insane" amount of abuse she had received on the internet following her win over Chinese teenager Sun Xinran in the previous round. "It has been kind of draining. I'm not going to lie," Gauff said of the…
The Independent
The Independent (US)Coco Gauff felt like she was going to ‘pass out’ during shock defeat at China Open
2024 champion Coco Gauff suffered her first loss to Elise Mertens in six meetings
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