Iga Swiatek backs Coco Gauff’s Australian Open privacy complaints

Iga Swiatek backed up Coco Gauff’s complaints about a lack of privacy at the Australian Open by claiming tennis players are treated like zoo animals.

Gauff sought a spot away from public view to let her frustration out by smashing a racket following her quarter-final loss to Elina Svitolina on Tuesday, only to find out she was on camera after all.

The clip was quickly picked up by broadcasters and on social media, with an unhappy Gauff saying: “Maybe some conversations can be had, because I feel like, at this tournament, the only private place we have is the locker room.”

Coco Gauff releases her frustrations after a disappointing defeat in the Australian Open quarter-finals