Coco Gauff smashes racket following Australian Open defeat

American tennis prima Coco Gauff smashed her racket respective times successful the passageway connected her mode backmost to the locker country pursuing a pugnacious decision astatine the Australian Open connected Tuesday.

Gauff, the No. 3 effect successful the Grand Slam tournament, fell to Elina Svitolina successful consecutive sets 6-1, 6-2. Gauff had 5 treble faults and was 1-of-2 connected interruption points.

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Coco Gauff of the U.S. reacts during her quarterfinal lucifer against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine during their quarterfinal lucifer astatine the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026.  (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

The broadcast cameras caught Gauff’s frustrations being taken retired connected her racket. She took objection to the infinitesimal being shown to the viewing audience.

"Certain moments — the aforesaid happening happened to Aryna (Sabalenka) aft I played her successful the last of the U.S. Open — I consciousness similar they don’t request to broadcast," Gauff told reporters aft the match. "I tried to spell determination wherever I thought determination wasn’t a camera due to the fact that I don’t needfully similar breaking rackets.

"I broke 1 racket (at the) French Open, I think, and I said I would ne'er bash it again connected tribunal due to the fact that I don’t consciousness similar that’s a bully representation. So, yeah, possibly immoderate conversations tin beryllium had."

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Coco Gauff of the U.S. reacts during her quarterfinal lucifer against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine during their quarterfinal lucifer astatine the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

She added that it was overmuch amended for her to instrumentality her frustrations retired connected the racket than her enactment staff.

"They’re bully people. They don’t merit that, and I cognize I’m emotional," Gauff said. "So, yeah, I conscionable took the infinitesimal to spell and bash that.

"I don’t deliberation it’s a atrocious thing. Like I said, I don’t effort to bash it connected tribunal successful beforehand of kids and things similar that, but I bash cognize I request to fto retired that emotion."

Coco Gauff of the U.S. walks from the tribunal pursuing her quarterfinal nonaccomplishment to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine astatine the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026.  (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Gauff has ne'er won the Australian Open. She made it arsenic acold arsenic the semifinals successful 2024. She was ousted successful the quarterfinals past year.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.