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Gauff condemns racist abuse after China Open win

Coco Gauff won her China Open match against Sun Xinran with a 7-5 6-1 scoreline, advancing to the last 16 in Beijing. The match was interrupted by Gauff halting play during the first set when she noticed a flickering light in the court's side panels.

While her opponent, Sun, understood and accepted her apology, Gauff later reported receiving an immense amount of racist social media messages following the introduction of the situation. Gauff stated on X that she is neither a thief nor a cheater and urged people to people to disagree without resorting to { "empathy": "empathy" } being racist.

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