Can Coco Gauff topple new world No.1 Elena Rybakina to reach a first US Open final since 2023? - Olympics

TennisA straight-sets defeat Wednesday to a player Coco Gauff had beaten in all five of their previous matchups came days after she had received what she described as an "insane" amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in the preceding round. U. S. player withdraws from upcoming Wuhan tournament, saying she needs restThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 07, 2026 6:58 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 7Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. American tennis star Coco Gauff listens to reporters' questions after losing her women's singles match against Belgium's Elise Mertens at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on Wednesday. (Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images)Coco Gauff said she had "no energy" in her loss to Elise Mertens at the China Open on Wednesday in Beijing.

Two-time Pentathlon world champion Elena Micheli of Italy has represented the sport at the 2026 Women's Leadership Workshop in Lausanne, Switzerland, joining emerging female leaders from across the Olympic Movement for three days of learning, discussion and collaboration. The two-time Olympian participated in the workshop (October 3-5), organised jointly by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), with specialist support from EqualCareers.