The defending champion made quite a statement at the China Open! Coco Gauff advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Belinda Bencic , even after dropping the first set to the Swiss player. The American held her nerve in a tense second-set tiebreak, sealing it when Olympic gold medallist Bencic double-faulted on set point. Frustrated, Bencic hurled her racquet. In the end, Gauff closed it out 4-6, 7-6, 6-2. But that wasn’t the only drama of the night!

For those who missed it, the real tension came during a second-set changeover. Bencic accused Coco’s camp of deliberately breaking her focus. “When I’m going to the line ready to serve, they don’t need to cheer,” she told the chair umpire. Then, snapping in Gauff’s direction, she added sharply: “No one’s talking to you. She’s talk

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