‘Animals in the zoo’: Iga Swiatek backs Coco Gauff over Australian Open privacy concerns

2026-01-28 - 08:00

American was caught on camera smashing racket following defeat ‘It would be nice to have some privacy,’ says Polish second seed 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. Continue reading...