--- title: "Coco Gauff exits China Open after loss to Elise Mertens" description: "Most outlets led with Gauff’s defeat at the China Open and her description of the experience as “draining.” Dawn and the Business Recorder both highlighted her comments on online abuse, with Dawn specifying it was “racist.” The Business Recorder included a brief mention of crowd reaction to a point replay, while ARY News noted the same incident but did not emphasize Gauff’s comments on abuse." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/12667-coco-gauff-calls-out-online-racism-after-china-open-win site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Coco Gauff exits China Open after loss to Elise Mertens sports · updated 7 Oct 2026, 10:53 PM PKT · 6–7 Oct 2026 · 7 articles from 5 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 7 Oct 2026 — Coco Gauff exits China Open after loss to Elise Mertens (4 outlets) > Most outlets led with Gauff’s defeat at the China Open and her description of the experience as “draining.” Dawn and the Business Recorder both highlighted her comments on online abuse, with Dawn specifying it was “racist.” The Business Recorder included a brief mention of crowd reaction to a point replay, while ARY News noted the same incident but did not emphasize Gauff’s comments on abuse. - **Daily Times** — [Coco Gauff says online racist abuse was draining after China Open exit](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1563908/coco-gauff-says-online-racist-abuse-was-draining-after-china-open-exit/) · 7 Oct 2026, 10:53 PM PKT > American tennis star Coco Gauff said online racist abuse left her feeling drained after her China Open exit. The world number four lost to Belgium’s Elise Mertens on Wednesday. Read More: Djokovic reaches China Open final after Medvedev disqualified Gauff struggled throughout the match and lost 6-3, 6-3 to Mertens. She committed eight double faults […] - **Dawn** — [Gauff says online abuse was 'draining' after China Open exit](https://www.dawn.com/news/2035446/gauff-says-online-abuse-was-draining-after-china-open-exit) · 7 Oct 2026, 8:44 PM PKT · 93% identical wording to the newest filing > Coco Gauff said online racist abuse had left her feeling exhausted after she went out of the China Open with her loss to Elise Mertens on Wednesday, later announcing she would skip next week’s tournament in Wuhan. 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 o... - **Business Recorder** — [Gauff falls to Mertens at China Open after 'draining' few days](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443104/gauff-falls-to-mertens-at-china-open-after-draining-few-days) · 7 Oct 2026, 5:19 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > BEIJING: Coco Gauff crashed out of the China Open in the last 16 on Wednesday, suffering a 6-3 6-3 defeat by Belgium’s Elise Mertens in what the American third seed described as a “draining” few days. Gauff revealed after her victory over local teenager Sun Xinran on Monday that she had received an “insane” amount of racial abuse on social media following a match in which a replayed point spark... - **ARY News (English)** — [Gauff says online abuse was ‘draining’ after China Open exit](https://arynews.tv/gauff-says-online-abuse-was-draining-after-china-open-exit) · 7 Oct 2026, 3:36 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > The move prompted some boos from the crowd. The umpire agreed to have the point replayed, and Gauff went on to win 7-5, 6-1. ### 6 Oct 2026 — Coco Gauff addresses racist abuse after China Open match (3 outlets) > Most outlets led with Coco Gauff's condemnation of racist abuse she received online following her China Open win over Sun Xinran. They all noted her description of the messages as “insane” and linked them to a disputed point in the match. The framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with no significant differences in emphasis or additional details provided. - **Daily Times** — [Coco Gauff calls out online racism after China Open win](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1563348/coco-gauff-calls-out-online-racism-after-china-open-win/) · 6 Oct 2026, 5:19 PM PKT > Coco Gauff has condemned racist abuse she received online after her China Open victory over Chinese teenager Sun Xinran. The American star said she received an “insane” amount of racist comments following a disputed video challenge. Gauff said people could disagree with her decision without resorting to racism. During Monday’s match in Beijing, Gauff noticed […] - **The Express Tribune** — [Gauff calls out online racism after China Open win](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2633294/gauff-calls-out-online-racism-after-china-open-win) · 6 Oct 2026, 11:21 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > The American says she receives an “insane” amount of racist messages following her disputed challenge against Sun - **Business Recorder** — [Coco Gauff hits out at racist abuse after replayed point in Beijing sparks backlash](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442864/coco-gauff-hits-out-at-racist-abuse-after-replayed-point-in-beijing-sparks-backlash) · 6 Oct 2026, 10:40 AM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing > Coco Gauff said she had received an “insane” amount of racial abuse on social media after the two-times Grand Slam champion beat local teenager Sun Xinran at the China Open on Monday in a match where a replayed point sparked an online backlash. The American won 7-5 6-1 to reach the fourth round, but was targeted after stopping play during a crucial point in the first set, raising her hand to co... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Coco Gauff beats Camila Osorio in three sets at China Open second round](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12230-gauff-digs-deep-to-beat-osorio-in-china-open-second-round) · 4 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 77% related - [Coco Gauff loses US Open semifinal to Elena Rybakina](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7892-coco-gauff-reflects-on-painful-us-open-semifinal-loss) · 11 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 76% related 7 articles from 5 outlets, 6–7 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. 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