Coco Gauff frustrated as video of ‘private’ racket smash goes public after Australian Open defeat
Jamie Braidwood Tue, 27 January 2026 at 10:50 am UTC·3 min read Coco Gauff was left frustrated by a lack of privacy at the Australian Open after she was captured smashing her racket by behind-the-scenes cameras following her brutal defeat to Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals. The French Open champion had a day to forget as her game collapsed in a 6-1 6-2 defeat to the 12th seed Svitolina, as she made 26 unforced errors in just 59 minutes.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The 21-year-old was noticeably distressed on the court as the errors piled up. After leaving the Rod Laver Arena,...