Mertens beats Gauff to set up Swiatek clash at China Open
Elise Mertens advanced after breaking Coco Gauff’s serve four times and finishing with an ace in 78 minutes.
- On Wednesday, 19th-ranked Elise Mertens defeated fourth-ranked Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-3 at the China Open in Beijing, advancing to the quarterfinals.
- Gauff entered the match a day after reporting she had received an "insane" amount of online racist abuse following her controversial Monday victory against Sun Xinran.
- Despite winning all five previous matchups against Mertens, Gauff dropped her serve four times. The Belgian player finished the match in 78 minutes with an ace on her second match point.
- Reaching her first quarterfinal at a WTA 1000 event in five years, Mertens dedicated the victory to her coach, who is also her boyfriend.
- Mertens will face six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek in the next round after Swiatek defeated 18-year-old Iva Jovic 6-1, 6-3.
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The Independent
The Independent (US)Coco Gauff felt like she was going to ‘pass out’ during shock defeat at China Open
2024 champion Coco Gauff suffered her first loss to Elise Mertens in six meetings
Mertens beats Gauff to set up Swiatek clash at China Open
Beijing, 7 Oct (EFE).- The Belgian Elise Mertens (n.19) defeated on Wednesday the American Coco Gauff (n. 4), third favorite and champion of 2024, by 6-3 and 6-3 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Chinese Open, after losing her previous five clashes. In an hour and twenty minutes on the hard track [...] The Mertens entrance eliminates Gauff and meets Swiatek in Beijing quarters was first published in HolaNews.
Medicine Hat News
The Daily ItemCoco Gauff loses after citing an 'insane' wave of racist abuse following previous match in Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — Coco Gauff lost to a player she had beaten in all five of their previous matchups after receiving what she described as an “insane” amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in the preceding round. The 19th-ranked Elise Mertens beat the fourth-ranked Gauff 6-3, 6-3 to reach the
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