在中国公开赛中，科科·高芙于16强赛以3-6、3-6不敌比利时选手艾莉丝·梅尔滕斯。作为赛会三号种子，此次失利对这位美国选手而言实属意外，因为她此前与梅尔滕斯交手五次均获得胜利。
Coco Gauff was knocked out of the China Open in the last 16, falling 6-3 6-3 to Belgium's Elise Mertens. The defeat marks a surprising turn for the American third seed, who had beaten Mertens in all five of their previous matchups.
赛后，高芙形容最近几天令她身心俱疲。她透露，周一在与中国选手孙辛然的比赛出现争议性判罚后，她在社交媒体上收到了大量种族歧视言论。当时比赛进行到第一盘的关键时刻，高芙曾要求暂停比赛。
Following her exit, Gauff described the last few days as draining and exhausting. She revealed that she had received an insane amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in her match against China's Sun Xinran on Monday. Gauff was targeted online after stopping play during a crucial point in the first set of that contest.
尽管高芙最终战胜了孙辛然，但赛后铺天盖地的网络辱骂令她在第四轮失利前已精疲力竭。这一事件也反映出一个普遍现象：有研究显示，2025年网球运动员在社交媒体上共遭遇超过12,000条恶意评论与辱骂信息。
Although Gauff won her match against Sun Xinran, the subsequent online abuse left her feeling exhausted before her fourth-round loss. This incident reflects a broader trend, as a study showed that players were subjected to over 12,000 abusive posts and messages on social media in 2025.