{"id":1775564,"date":"2026-02-17T06:30:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T03:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1775564"},"modified":"2026-02-17T06:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T03:30:50","slug":"wimbledon-chiefs-tells-coco-gauff-and-novak-djokovic-they-will-not-be-making-any-changes-despite-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1775564","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon chiefs tells Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic they &#8216;will not be making any changes&#8217; despite backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Wimbledon chiefs tells Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic they \u2018will not be making any changes\u2019 despite backlash<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a 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class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Coco Gauff with Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek insets                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Coco Gauff\u2019s unfortunate viral racket-smashing moment at the Australian Open will not lead to change at Grand Slams with Wimbledon confirming they will keep the status quo in terms of their behind-the-scenes camera set-up.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of her 59-minute defeat at the hands of Elina Svitolina in the quarter-final of the season-opening Grand Slam at Melbourne Park, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/coco-gauff\">Gauff<\/a> decided to take her frustrations out on her racket.<\/p>\n<p>After exiting the court, the American walked to a corridor in the Rod Laver Arena to smash her racket <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/coco-gauff-speaks-racket-smash-serving-australian-open\">with the moment caught on behind-the-scenes cameras<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The incident quickly went viral and during her post-match press conference, Gauff explained: \u201cI just took the minute to go and do that. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a bad thing. I don\u2019t try to do it on court in front of kids and things like that, but I do know I need to let out that emotion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, she felt players deserved more privacy, adding: \u201cMaybe some conversations can be had because I feel like at this tournament the only private place we have is the locker room.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\/alex-eala-and-belinca-bencic-say-players-deserve-more-privacy-after-viral-coco-gauff-moment\">WTA stars call for more privacy after \u2018invasive\u2019 Coco Gauff camera incident<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/australian-open-director-reacts-animals-in-the-zoo-camera-controversy\">Australian Open: Djokovic &amp; Swiatek react to Gauff\u2019s criticism as Serena Williams sends message<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It sparked criticism about the set-up from the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-iga-swiatek-coco-gauff-criticism-australian-open-privacy-serena-williams\">Iga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic<\/a> with both saying it is time for change.<\/p>\n<p>Reigning Wimbledon champion Swiatek said: \u201cThe question is, are we tennis players, or are we animals in the zoo where they are observed even when they poop? That was exaggerating, obviously, but it would be nice to have some privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tennis great Djokovic told the media: \u201cI agree with her [Gauff]. It\u2019s really sad that you can\u2019t move away anywhere and hide and fume out your frustration, your anger, in a way that won\u2019t be captured by a camera.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>The Times<\/em>, a leading tennis agent wrote to the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open to question whether or not the privacy of players are being invaded with the off-court cameras.<\/p>\n<p>However, the All England Club confirmed to players\u2019 representatives in a recent letter that there will be no changes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWimbledon has told players it will not be making any changes to its camera set-up at this year\u2019s championships despite a backlash over behind-the-scenes access at the Australian Open,\u201d Tom Kershaw wrote in The Times.<\/p>\n<p>The letter added that Wimbledon bosses are \u201cacutely aware of the need to prioritise players\u2019 welfare\u201d and promised that they would review all footage before broadcasting.<\/p>\n<p>Players have also been assured that the cameras will be \u201cclearly visible\u201d and they will be informed of their positions before the tournament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wimbledon chiefs tells Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic they \u2018will not be making any changes\u2019 despite backlash Shahida Jacobs 17 Feb 2026 6:30 AM Coco Gauff with Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek insets Coco Gauff\u2019s unfortunate viral racket-smashing moment at the Australian Open will not lead to change at Grand Slams with Wimbledon confirming they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-1775564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1775564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1775564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1775564\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1775564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1775564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1775564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}