Coco Gauff says online racist abuse has left her feeling exhausted as she lost to Elise Mertens in the China Open. The world number four, a Black American, turned in an uncharacteristically listless performance in Beijing on Wednesday, double-faulting eight times as she went down 6-3, 6-3 to her Belgian opponent. Gauff, 22, was playing a day after she called out the “insane” amount of abuse she had received on the internet following her win over Chinese teenager Sun Xinran in the previous round. “It has been kind of draining. I’m not going to lie,” Gauff said of the impact of the online comments. “But I just turn off my phone and move on. There’s nothing you can do.” Asked about the match, she said: “I think I just didn’t play well.
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