Maybe some conversations can be had, because I feel like at this tournament the only private place we have is the locker room,” Gauff added. They don’t owe us emotional repression just because their talent is public property. Because athletes don’t owe us perfection when no one is supposed to be watching. They don’t owe us curated pain or pretty losses. They don’t owe us their worst moments just because we’ve decided to turn everything into a spectacle.