{
  "id": 11638404,
  "title": "Gauff digs deep to beat Osorio in China Open second round",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/gauff-digs-deep-to-beat-osorio-in-china-open-second-round-11638404",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T07:31:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/10/03/gauff-digs-deep-to-beat-osorio-in-china-open-second-round"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, Coco Gauff secured her place in the China Open women's singles quarter-finals with a hard-fought victory over Colombia's Camila Osorio. Despite struggling with her serving, Gauff managed to overcome Osorio 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-2. The match extended to three sets, with Osorio putting up a resilient fight after committing double faults during a tense first-set tie-break. Gauff, currently ranked fourth in the world, relied on her powerful backhand and effective cross-court shots to neutralize the Colombian's efforts. The 22-year-old American acknowledged the challenging nature of the encounter, stating, \"Just happy with how I was able to reset.\" Gauff will face either Spain's Cristina Bucsa or China's Sun Xinran next, while world number one Elena Rybakina will take on Armenia's Alina Charaeva in a later night session. In the men's draw, world number one Alexander Zverev will face home hopeful Shang Juncheng, hoping to potentially challenge Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals.",
  "summary": "Coco Gauff overcame shaky serving to beat Camila Osorio 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-2 in the China Open second round.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Djokovic survives China Open scare",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/djokovic-survives-china-open-scare",
        "published": "2026-10-02T22:08:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Gauff digs deep to beat Osorio in China Open second round",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/gauff-digs-deep-to-beat-osorio-in-china-open-second-round",
        "published": "2026-10-03T07:48:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}