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Are Tennis Players Being Treated Like Zoo Animals? Iga Swiatek Thinks So
Top players including Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff say constant camera coverage at the Australian Open leaves no private space beyond locker rooms for players to prepare or vent.
- Jan 27, 2026 Iga Świątek backed Coco Gauff's privacy concerns after viral off‑court clips, saying players are treated like animals under constant observation and a clip of her stopped for lacking accreditation became a meme.
- Tournament organisers and broadcasters use wide camera access to create continuous content and fan engagement; within Rod Laver Arena, only the locker room remains consistently private during the Australian Open three-week festival.
- Coco Gauff repeatedly vented off court and struggled with her serve in a 59-minute match, smashing her racket seven times into a ramp near the player area after losing to Elina Svitolina.
- Support from peers and past champions followed the viral clip, with Coco Gauff urging talks about all‑areas cameras tracking players from locker rooms to courts, while Jessica Pegula and Amanda Anisimova called off‑court surveillance intrusive and Serena Williams defended Gauff's passion.
- Recorded clips quickly propagate via broadcasters and social media platforms, turning private moments into public memes, as seen with Aryna Sabalenka and top players Iga Świątek and Coco Gauff at the Australian Open.
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The broadcast of a scene in which Coco Gauff smashes a racket when he thought it was not being recorded opens a debate in the circuit about the boundaries between the show and respect for privacy
·Spain
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Coco Gauff splits the racket in the halls not to show up to the public but ends up online in a viral movie: the words of Pegula, Swiatek and Djokovic
·Italy
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Coco Gauff had been filmed smashing her racket: tennis professionals have criticized the many cameras at the Australian Open. Now the director of the Grand Slam tournament has commented.
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