11 days ago · China
Gauff left 'drained' by online racist abuse after losing at China Open
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. Sky Sports Football, ABC Australia, The Guardian Sport, and BBC Sport are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 5 Oct 2026, 21:15 UTC. 6 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Gauff left 'drained' by online racist abuse after losing at China Open”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Coco Gauff said she had been left drained by the racist abuse she experienced during the China Open after suffering a shock defeat by Elise Mertens as Iga Swiatek reached the quarter-finals.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Sky Sports Football
Gauff receives racist abuse online after China Open incident
- Picked up by BBC Sport
- Picked up by The Guardian Sport
Coco Gauff says ‘insane’ wave of racist abuse followed disputed point at China Open
- Picked up by ABC Australia
- Picked up by Sky Sports Football
Gauff left 'drained' by online racist abuse after losing at China Open
- Picked up by The Guardian Sport
Coco Gauff says online racist abuse during China Open was ‘draining’ after loss to Mertens
Same story, different outlets
4 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.