Coco Gauff has slammed the Australian Open chiefs for an invasion of privacy after clips of the American smashing her racket were broadcast.
The two-time Slam champion lost to Elina Svitolina in straight sets during her quarter-final.
“I have a thing with the broadcast. I feel like certain moments – the same thing happened to Aryna (Sabalenka) after I played her in the final of the US Open – they don’t need to be broadcast.
“I tried to go somewhere where I thought there wasn’t a camera, because I don’t like breaking rackets. I broke one racket at the French Open and I said I would never do it again on court, because I don’t feel like that’s a good representation.
“I went somewhere where I thought they wouldn’t broadcast it, but obviously they did. Maybe some conversations can be had, because I feel like at this tournament the only private place we have is the locker room.”