Gauff smashes racket 7 times backstage after Aus Open loss, slams broadcasters for filming

American tennis player Coco Gauff was seen backstage slamming her racket to the ground seven times in frustration following her Australian Open 2026 quarter-final defeat to Ukraine's Elina Svitolina. World number 12 Svitolina beat the world number three 6-1, 6-2. Criticising the broadcasters for filming the act, the 21-year-old said, "I tried to go somewhere where there were no cameras."