Coco Gauff has questioned the lack of privacy for players at the Australian Open after smashing her racket in frustration following her heavy loss to Elina Svitolina.<\/p>\n
An out of sorts Gauff lost 1-6, 2-6 to Svitolina in just 59 minutes in the\u00a0quarter-finals at Melbourne Park on Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Following the match, the Australian Open<\/a>\u2018s behind the scenes cameras picked up Gauff smashing her racket in the corridor<\/a>.<\/p>\n In her post-match press conference, Gauff explained that she would prefer to release her frustration in the way she did instead of directing it at her team.<\/p>\n \u201cI think for me, I know myself, and I don\u2019t want to lash out on my team,\u201d said the world No 3.\u00a0\u201cThey\u2019re good people. They don\u2019t deserve that, and I know I\u2019m emotional.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I just took the minute to go and do that. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a bad thing. I don\u2019t try to do it on court in front of kids and things like that, but I do know I need to let out that emotion.<\/p>\n \u201cOtherwise, I\u2019m just going to be snappy with the people around me, and I don\u2019t want to do that because they don\u2019t deserve it. They did their best. I did mine. Just need to let the frustration out.\u201d<\/p>\n The two-time Grand Slam champion added:\u00a0\u201cI tried to go somewhere where I thought there wasn\u2019t a camera because I don\u2019t necessarily like breaking racquets, but I lost 1 and 2.<\/p>\n \u201cI broke one racquet on quarters, I think, or round of 16 of French Open and I said I would never do it again on court because I don\u2019t feel like that\u2019s a good representation.<\/p>\n \u201cI tried to go somewhere where they wouldn\u2019t broadcast it, but obviously they did.<\/p>\n \u201cSo maybe some conversations can be had because I feel like at this tournament the only private place we have is the locker room.\u201d<\/p>\n Coco Gauff\u2019s \u2018shocking\u2019 Australian Open display could cause \u2018scar tissue\u2019 \u2013 former world No 4<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Coco Gauff\u2019s Australian Open prize money & ranking points after 59-minute defeat<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n Watch the Australian Open on Eurosport, TNT Sports, HBO Max and discovery+<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Despite hitting five double faults and winning only 18% of her second serve points against Svitolina, Gauff feels she has made progress with her serve this year..<\/p>\n \u201cI think it is a step in the right direction,\u201d assessed the 21-year-old American.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like there\u2019s definitely positives I can take, especially in my last match against Karolina [Muchova]. I feel like that moment was definitely a game I would usually throw in some doubles. So there are positives to take.<\/p>\n \u201cIs my serve where I want it to be? No. I definitely served well in some matches, but I feel like today it\u2019s one of those shots that I would like to be the shot to get me out of trouble.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I definitely can look back at this tournament and say that it has improved. I hope that the trend can continue upward. I definitely feel like we\u2019re working on the right things.<\/p>\n \u201cThe focus was making the second more reliable, which definitely is more reliable, but obviously I want to just continue that and then make the first serve a bit more aggressive, which I did use in moments in my previous matches, but I think more on a consistent basis.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Australian Open: Company behind controversial fitness device \u2018has already won\u2019 after \u2018ridiculous\u2019 ban<\/a> The post Coco Gauff speaks out about racket smash and her serve after brutal Australian Open loss<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Coco Gauff has questioned the lack of privacy for players at the Australian Open after smashing her racket in frustration following her heavy loss to Elina Svitolina. An out of sorts Gauff lost 1-6, 2-6 to Svitolina in just 59 minutes in the\u00a0quarter-finals at Melbourne Park on Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday. 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