COCO GAUFF has said she has been racially abused on social media following an incident in her win over Sun Xinran at the China Open on Monday.The world number four won 7-5 6-1 against the 16-year-old from China to progress to the last 16 in Beijing.Gauff was serving to stay in the first set at 4-5 when Sun thought she had hit a winner, but the American had already raised her hand to stop the point as a light in the side panels around the court was flickering.Gauff took the next three points to hold for 5-5, and then dropped just one more game in the match.

COCO GAUFF has said she has been racially abused on social media following an incident in her win over Sun Xinran at the China Open on Monday.

The world number four won 7-5 6-1 against the 16-year-old from China to progress to the last 16 in Beijing.

Gauff was serving to stay in the first set at 4-5 when Sun thought she had hit a winner, but the American had already raised her hand to stop the point as a light in the side panels around the court was flickering.

Gauff took the next three points to hold for 5-5, and then dropped just one more game in the match.

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