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'I'm not a cheater or a thief': Gauff hits back at racist trolls after Beijing win
Coco Gauff says she was flooded with racist messages online after beating China's 16-year-old Sun Xinran 7-5 6-1 to reach the China Open last 16. The row began when Gauff halted a point at 4-5 because of a flickering courtside light, just as Sun thought she had hit a winner. The American said critics could disagree without being racist, insisting she was not a cheater.
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