Organisers of the French Open have promised that their players will enjoy camera-free privacy in a space of their own following the criticism that the Australian Open copped from top stars earlier in the year.
After Coco Gauff's off-court racquet-smashing at Melbourne Park was caught on camera and went viral, the American superstar, Novak Djokovic and Jessica Pegula all hit out, with Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek asking: "Are we tennis players or animals in the zoo?"
Without mentioning the Australian Open and the US Open, where Aryna Sabalenka had also been caught on camera smashing a racquet, French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo insisted on Thursday that tennis needed to "maintain respect for privacy" and reserve a secluded area for the players' sole use.
