Briefing

Gauff won 17 of 22 net points as she pulled clear of Sun

Gauff beat Sun Xinran 7-5, 6-1 in Beijing on October 5, winning nine of the last ten games after trailing 4-5 in the opener.

Coco Gauff at the Miami Open
2026-03-28 · Coco Gauff at the Miami Open. · Rick Munroe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · JPEG/WebP

Coco Gauff won 17 of 22 net points in her 7-5, 6-1 Beijing victory over Sun Xinran on October 5, 2026. Trailing 4-5 in the opener, she took nine of the final ten games.

A backhand return winner secured the break at 5-5, followed by a love hold. When Sun broke to trail 3-1 in the second set, Gauff took the remaining three games.

Cristina Bucsa at the Washington Open
2025 · Cristina Bucsa at the Washington Open.Hameltion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · JPEG

Gauff finished with 26 winners and 21 unforced errors. Sun had beaten Bucsa in the previous round; Gauff praised the teenager’s flat hitting and forehand down the line.

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