Former US Open champion Andy Roddick expressed disappointment after Coco Gauff was called “d***head” for her controversial racket-smashing incident following her Australian Open exit.
After being stunned 6-1, 6-2 by Elina Svitolina in the quarter-final, Gauff went to a space which she thought was private and expressed her frustration by smashing the racket hard. The footage of the same has been doing the rounds on social media, raising concerns about privacy among other fellow tennis stars.
During Tuesday’s episode of “Served,” Roddick slammed an Australian media reporter for calling Gauff “d***head” for smashing her racket. Roddick revealed that it was the same person who once interviewed him.
“Someone’s trying to turn Coco into a polarizing figure,” Roddick said. “And this guy we worked with, I did, I mean, he used to interview me. Literally, a 75-year-old man came out in an Australian article and said Coco was acting like a d***head. I’m like, what is wrong with you? You remember Craig Willis? He posted about it. I’m like, this is exactly what I never want to become. He called her, I mean, he called a 21-year-old young woman a d***head for breaking a racket. I’m like, get the f**k out of here. What is wrong with you?”
Roddick also added that how old journalists are trying to make no sense while talking about increasing prize money. He pointed out examples like the NBA, where the salaries often make up around 50% of the revenue the league generates.
Coco Gauff Also Slammed Broadcasters, Media for Invading Private Moment
Coco Gauff suffered a loss against Elina Svitolina in just 59 minutes. The disastrous outcome made Gauff so livid that she quickly went to a private space and expressed her disappointment with herself through her racket.
However, broadcast cameras and CCTV were still rolling, and soon it became a controversial moment on the internet with divided opinions.
Later, Gauff called out the broadcast and tournament coverage for recording and showing that private emotional moment.
“I tried to go somewhere where there was no cameras,” said Gauff. “Certain moments – the same thing happened to Aryna [Sabalenka] after I played her in the final of the US Open – I feel like they don’t need to broadcast.”
Gauff said that she chose to do it privately because she didn’t want to show such emotions in front of her team and kids.
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