It’s not for nothing that Coco Gauff’s demand for greater privacy at the ongoing Australian Open has been echoed by fellow champions. World No 2 Iga Swiatek likened the elite tennis players assembled for one of the biggest tournaments on the calendar to “animals in a zoo”. It’s time for tennis authorities to start listening to the woes of players. Third seed Gauff had been thoroughly outplayed in her quarterfinal when she decided to release a bit of emotion. The 21-year-old American was livid at the breach of privacy.