10 days ago · China
Coco Gauff says ‘insane’ wave of racist abuse followed disputed point at China Open
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. The Guardian Sport is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 6 Oct 2026, 08:28 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Coco Gauff says ‘insane’ wave of racist abuse followed disputed point at China Open”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
American stopped rally after being distracted in match ‘You can dislike me or disagree … without being racist’ Coco Gauff said she received an “insane” amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in her China Open match against the home player Sun Xinran.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian Sport
Coco Gauff says ‘insane’ wave of racist abuse followed disputed point at China Open
- Picked up by The Guardian Sport
Coco Gauff says online racist abuse during China Open was ‘draining’ after loss to Mertens
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian