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Gauff says an 'insane' wave of racist abuse followed a disputed point at China Open

BEIJING (AP) — Coco Gauff said she received an “insane” amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in her China Open match against home player Sun Xinran.Gauff stopped a rally after electronic advertising boards lining the court flickered during a point late in the first set of her 7-5, 6-1 third-round victory over Sun, a 16-year-old who recently won the U.

What Daniil Medvedev’s China Open disqualification says about tennis officiating

Tennis received many gifts on Monday night in Beijing. It got the ageless version of Novak Djokovic, who is now undefeated in 33 matches there during his career, heading back into the China Open final. It was the only fitting place for him to end up on his first trip to Beijing in 11 years. It got the full Daniil Medvedev, veering from the sublime, to the unpredictable, to the enigmatic and then to the ugly, as he brought about an early and unceremonious ending to over two hours of time warp ten

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