Coco Gauff shares she suffered racist abuse online after China Open win

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Coco Gauff said she received an "insane" amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in her China Open match against home player Sun Xinran.

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Coco Gauff shared she was targeted with racist abuse online following an incident during her China Open victory over teenage opponent Sun Xinran.Gauff halted play because a light in the side panels around the court was flickering.Gauff, 22, was serving at 4-5 down in the opening set in Beijing when she raised her hand to signal a distraction, just as the 16-year-old Sun believed she had struck a winning shot.Under tournament rules, players may request video reviews of particular judgement calls when they consider a hindrance has occurred, including distractions that interfere with play.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say After Gauff's intervention, the point was replayed, which the American duly won.She then held serve to level the set at 5-5 and went on to clinch it 7-5.From there, the match became one-sided, with Gauff conceding just one game in the second set to seal a comprehensive 7-5, 6-1 win.The result secured her passage into the last 16 of the tournament in Beijing.LATEST...

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