Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek have echoed Coco Gauff\u2019s complaints about the lack of privacy for players at the Australian Open, while Serena Williams also sent a message of support to the American star.<\/p>\n
After Gauff<\/a> lost 1-6, 2-6 to Elina Svitolina in the Australian Open<\/a> quarter-finals, the tournament\u2019s behind the scenes cameras broadcasted the two-time Grand Slam winner breaking her racket in a corridor.<\/p>\n In her press conference, Gauff said: \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 Gauff later took to social media to write: \u201cLiving and learning, but still will keep trying to move forward.<\/p>\n \u201cAlso, I\u2019m a real person with real feelings\u2026 I care a lot and I\u2019m trying my best. Thank you to those who understand that.\u201d<\/p>\n Footage of Swiatek forgetting her accreditation at Melbourne Park was another popular clip shared online during this year\u2019s event, and the Polish star backed Gauff\u2019s thoughts on the cameras after her quarter-final loss to Elena Rybakina.<\/p>\n \u201cThe question is, are we tennis players, or are we animals in the zoo where they are observed even when they poop? That was exaggerating, obviously, but it would be nice to have some privacy,\u201d said the world No 2 and six-time major champion.<\/p>\n \u201cIt would be nice also to have your own process and not always be observed.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think it should be like that because we\u2019re tennis players, we\u2019re meant to be watched on the court and in the press, that\u2019s our job. It\u2019s not our job to be a meme when you forget your accreditation.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s funny, for sure. People have something to talk about. But, for us, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n Australian Open: How Jessica Pegula can reclaim American No 1 ranking ahead of Anisimova and Gauff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Coco Gauff given \u2018good news\u2019 by former world No 1 despite heavy Australian Open loss<\/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 Djokovic revealed he is \u201cagainst\u201d there being so many cameras and admitted it can be \u201cfrightening\u201d if you forget about their presence.<\/p>\n \u201cI empathise with her. I know what it feels like to break a racquet. I\u2019ve done it a few times in my career. I know how it is to be frustrated, particularly after a match where you underperform,\u201d the 24-time Grand Slam winner told reporters after reaching the semi-finals.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I agree with her. It\u2019s really sad that you can\u2019t move away anywhere and hide and fume out your frustration, your anger, in a way that won\u2019t be captured by a camera.<\/p>\n \u201cBut we live in a society where content is everything. It\u2019s a deeper discussion. It\u2019s really hard for me to see the trend changing in the opposite direction, meaning we take out cameras.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s only going to be as it is or even more cameras. I\u2019m surprised we have no cameras while we\u2019re taking a shower. That\u2019s probably the next step.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m against it. I think there should be a limit and a borderline where this is our space. You gotta be careful. I remember the time when we didn\u2019t have so many cameras.<\/p>\n \u201cGetting used to having an eye that you don\u2019t hear that you sometimes forget about, always on you, is frightening. At times you wanna relax and be yourself in a sense that you don\u2019t want the public to see.\u201d<\/p>\n Tennis icon Serena Williams took to X\/Twitter to praise Gauff\u2019s passion and joked she could teach her fellow American how to \u201cdemolish\u201d a racket in \u201cone swipe.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPassion. Caring. Matters. Nothing wrong with hating to lose,\u201d wrote the 23-time major champion.<\/p>\n \u201cNow Coco when you want I can show you how to demolish in one swipe\u2026 Serena style.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Coco Gauff\u2019s \u2018shocking\u2019 Australian Open display could cause \u2018scar tissue\u2019 \u2013 former world No 4<\/a> The post Australian Open: Djokovic & Swiatek react to Gauff\u2019s criticism as\u00a0Serena Williams sends message<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek have echoed Coco Gauff\u2019s complaints about the lack of privacy for players at the Australian Open, while Serena Williams also sent a message of support to the American star. 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