Coco Gauff let out her frustration after losing in a heartbreaking defeat at the Australian Open.
Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina won the quarterfinal matchup 6-1, 6-2, and the 21-year-old tennis star removed herself to an area she thought there would not be cameras.
However, she was seen smashing her racket in an understandable moment to let out her emotions after the defeat.
She was then asked about it.
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“I tried to go somewhere where there were no cameras. I kind of 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… I feel like they don’t need to broadcast,” Coco said.
“I tried to go somewhere where 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,” she continued.
“I think for me, I know myself, and I don’t want to lash out on my team. They’re good people. They don’t deserve that, and I know I’m emotional. I just took the minute to go and do that. I don’t think it’s a bad thing. Like I said, I don’t 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,” she continued.
She added, “Otherwise, I’m just going to be snappy with the people around me, and I don’t want to do that, because like I said, they don’t deserve it. They did their best. I did mine. Just need to let the frustration out.”
Last year, one Russian tennis pro absolutely destroyed his racket after a disappointing match.