An out-of-sorts Coco Gauff has rued a lack of privacy at the Australian Open after being captured smashing a racquet behind the scene following a devastating defeat to Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals.

Behind-the-scenes footage of Coco Gauff after her Australian Open defeat against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina has gone viral - and fans were quick to offer their thoughts. On Tuesday (January 27), 21-year-old American Gauff lost 6-1, 6-2 in just 59 minutes against 31-year-old Svitolina in the quarter-final of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

On Monday afternoon, Coco Gauff defeated Belinda Bencic in straight sets during their fourth-round match at the Madrid Open: 6-4, 6-2. Picking up a big win on clay and avenging her loss from Indian Wells should have been the most eventful part of Gauff's day.