{
  "id": 13692072,
  "title": "UN Human Rights Office calls racist abuse directed at Coco Gauff ‘appalling’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/un-human-rights-office-calls-racist-abuse-directed-at-coco-gauff",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T10:16:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/un-human-rights-office-calls-101607241.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United Nations has strongly condemned individuals who directed racist abuse towards professional tennis player Coco Gauff following a match at the China Open in Beijing. The 22-year-old American athlete faced an overwhelming volume of comments and direct messages, which she described as \"insane,\" after pausing a point to review a possible hindrance during her match against 16-year-old opponent Sun Xinran. The United Nations' Human Rights office issued a statement expressing their disapproval of such abuse, emphasizing that it specifically targets Black female athletes. The organization called on sports leagues, players, coaches, and fans to take action against racial and sexist slurs, stating that there is no place for such behavior in sports. Gauff, a two-time Grand Slam champion, responded to the abuse by acknowledging the amount of racist messages she received and clarifying that she was not cheating. She also mentioned feeling drained and withdrawing from the Wuhan Open, citing fatigue. The WTA Tour, the governing body of women's tennis, expressed their shock at the racist abuse directed at Gauff and stated that they are committed to supporting her and taking appropriate actions against the abusive content.",
  "summary": "The United Nations has condemned people who sent racist abuse to Coco Gauff after she followed the rules of tennis correctly at the China Open in Beijing. The 22-year-old American was sent what she called an “insane” amount of comments and direct messages after stopping a point mid-rally against 16-year-old home player Sun Xinran Monday. On Saturday, the UN’s Human Rights office issued a…",
  "key_points": [
    "UN Human Rights Office condemns racist abuse against Coco Gauff",
    "Gauff faced over 100 comments and messages after China Open match",
    "WTA Tour committed to supporting Gauff and combating abusive content"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}