MELBOURBNE, Jan 29 — World number two Iga Swiatek on Wednesday backed Coco Gauff’s call for more privacy during tournaments, saying players sometimes feel “like animals in…
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— AFP picand enjoy FREE RM10 & when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with min. cash of RM100 today! T&Cs apply.MELBOURBNE, Jan 29 — World number two Iga Swiatek on Wednesday backed Coco Gauff’s call for more privacy during tournaments, saying players sometimes feel “like animals in the zoo where they are observed even when they poop”. Third seed Gauff was upset when cameras caught her smashing her racquet in the depths of the stadium on Tuesday after she was beaten in the Australian Open quarter-finals. The American was trying to find somewhere private to let out her frustrations, rather than doing so on court in front of fans including children.”So maybe some conversations can be had because I feel like at this tournament the only private place we have is the locker room.” Swiatek, who was also bundled out of the quarter-finals in Melbourne by Elena Rybakina, said back-stage cameras could be too intrusive. “The question is, are we tennis players, or are we animals in the zoo where they are observed even when they poop, you know?” she said. “Okay, that was exaggerating obviously, but it would be nice to have some privacy. It would be nice also to, I don’t know, have your own process and not always be observed.Swiatek was caught up in her own off-court drama earlier in the week when she was denied access to an area in Melbourne Park because she was not wearing her accreditation.”I don’t think it should be like that because we’re tennis players,” she said. “We’re meant to be watched on the court and in the press. That’s our job. It’s not our job to be a meme when you forget your accreditation. “Oh, it’s funny, yeah, for sure. People have something to talk about, but for us I don’t think it’s necessary.”She has won four French Opens, the US Open and Wimbledon, but a title at Melbourne Park remains elusive. — AFP
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