Coco Gauff Says Racist Abuse Was Draining After China Open Exit

The American tennis player described the online racist abuse she received after a disputed point as draining following her loss to Elise Mertens.

9 publishers · 15 articles · first seen 5 Oct 2026 · updated 31d ago

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First reported by SkySports, 11 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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Price data

Time	Chance of yes
now	1%
7 Oct, 09:03 UTC	1%
7 Oct, 08:40 UTC	27%
7 Oct, 00:35 UTC	18%
6 Oct, 20:30 UTC	17%
6 Oct, 17:53 UTC	16%
6 Oct, 14:37 UTC	19%
6 Oct, 12:34 UTC	34%
6 Oct, 07:19 UTC	35%
6 Oct, 05:41 UTC	34%
6 Oct, 03:16 UTC	32%
6 Oct, 02:36 UTC	31%
6 Oct, 00:16 UTC	16%
5 Oct, 22:49 UTC	33%
5 Oct, 22:21 UTC	32%
5 Oct, 21:47 UTC	31%
4 Oct, 21:21 UTC	29%

The story so far

9 publishers have covered this in 15 articles since 5 Oct 2026. SkySports published first, on 5 October at 21:29 UTC; BBC Sport followed 11 min later. The most recent article, from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, appeared on 7 October at 12:53 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), The Guardian Sport (major outlet), CBS News (major outlet), www.espn.com (major outlet), SkySports, BBC Sport, feeds.bleacherreport.com, Times of India, CBS Sports Headlines.

3 prediction markets price this story:

Coco Gauff — resolved “No” on 7 Oct 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Coco Gauff wins the 2026 WTA Beijing professional tennis tournament. It resolves to No if she does not win that specific event. Readers often mistake the linked news story about the China Open for the resolution criteria, but only the outcome of the 2026 Beijing tournament counts.
Set Handicap: Coco Gauff (-1.5) vs Elise Mertens (+1.5) — resolved “Elise Mertens” on 7 Oct 2026.
Coco Gauff — resolved “Yes” on 27 Oct 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Coco Gauff qualifies for the 2026 WTA Singles Finals. It resolves to No if she does not qualify. Readers often mistake the linked story about her condemning abuse as the resolution criteria, but only her qualification status matters.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Coco Gauff at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

5 Oct, 21:29SkySports Gauff receives racist abuse online after China Open incident29%
5 Oct, 21:41BBC Sport Gauff condemns racist abuse after China Open win29%
5 Oct, 23:47feeds.bleacherreport.com Coco Gauff Calls Out Racist Messages, Explains Controversial Point in China Open33%▲4 points since the previous source
6 Oct, 07:10Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Gauff in racial abuse controversy at China Open after replayed point34%▲1 points since the previous source
6 Oct, 08:28The Guardian Sport Coco Gauff says ‘insane’ wave of racist abuse followed disputed point at China Open35%▲1 points since the previous source
6 Oct, 09:05CBS News Coco Gauff decries "insane" amount of online racism after China match dispute35%
6 Oct, 12:23Times of India ‘I'm not a cheater’: Coco Gauff hits back at racist abuse after China Open row35%
6 Oct, 12:29www.espn.com Gauff: 'Insane' wave of racist comments after disputed point at China Open35%
6 Oct, 13:27CBS Sports Headlines Coco Gauff details 'insane' racist remarks after China Open match following win over 16-year-old Sun Xinran34%▼1 points since the previous source
7 Oct, 10:47SkySports Gauff left 'drained' by online racist abuse after losing at China Open1%▼33 points since the previous source
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7 Oct, 15:41Market resolved: No

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Related prediction markets

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Resolved Coco Gauff No 31d ago
The market favoured No at 83% a day out, and it won. How often it's right

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What's wrong
Resolved Set Handicap: Coco Gauff (-1.5) vs Elise Mertens (+1.5) Elise Mertens 31d ago
The market favoured Coco Gauff at 56% a day out, but Elise Mertens won. How often it's right

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Resolved Coco Gauff Yes 11d ago
The market favoured Yes at 98% a day out, and it won. How often it's right

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Coco Gauff
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Elise Mertens
Sun Xinran

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