Watch: Coco Gauff explodes in fit of rage after 59-minute unravelling

Simon Briggs Tue, 27 January 2026 at 10:44 am UTC·4 min read Coco Gauff, the two-time major champion, annihilated her tennis racket by smashing it seven times on the Melbourne Park concourse after crashing out of the Australian Open. Moments earlier, Gauff’s fragile game had collapsed completely as she suffered the first significant upset of this tournament. On paper, she had started as a strong favourite against 12th seed Elina Svitolina, but her reputation counted for little as she self-destructed in just 59 minutes.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement For all that Svitolina played an excellent match, raking powerful forehands into the corners, she was also the beneficiary of Gauff’s...