{"id":83084,"date":"2026-01-29T07:37:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/swiatek-pegula-echo-gauff-on-need-for-privacy-at-australian-open\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T07:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:37:32","slug":"swiatek-pegula-echo-gauff-on-need-for-privacy-at-australian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/swiatek-pegula-echo-gauff-on-need-for-privacy-at-australian-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiatek, Pegula echo Gauff on need for privacy at Australian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Jan 27, 2026, 11:41 PM ET<\/span><\/div>\n

Iga Swiatek<\/a> voiced support for Coco Gauff<\/a>‘s concerns about the constant camera gaze at tennis tournaments, calling for more privacy and space for players to do things “without the whole world watching.”<\/p>\n

Gauff highlighted the lack of privacy after her racket-smashing frustration<\/a> away from the court went viral following her quarterfinal loss at the Australian Open on Tuesday. She said “conversations can be had” about the seemingly limitless access certain cameras have, tracking players from the locker room to the court and just about everywhere in between.<\/p>\n

Swiatek, who lost 7-5, 6-1 to fifth-seeded Elena Rybakina<\/a> on Wednesday, was asked how she felt about the lack of off-camera areas for the players and what she thinks about the balance between entertainment and player privacy.<\/p>\n

“The question is, are we tennis players or are we, like, animals in the zoo where they are observed even when they poop, you know?” she said, apologizing slightly for the latter reference. “OK, that was exaggerating obviously, but it would be nice to have some privacy.<\/p>\n