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“I’m surprised we aren’t filmed while showering. That’s probably the next step,” joked the Grand Slam record champion at the press conference after his quarter-final against Lorenzo Musetti when he was confronted with Gauff’s action.

The Serb added: “I’m against all the cameras. There should be a limit, a border that clearly defines where our private space lies.”

He knows that the public likes to look behind the scenes, but the presence of cameras has become increasingly prevalent in recent years: “I’ve been on the tour for a while, I still remember a time when there weren’t so many cameras.”

It is “frightening” to be accompanied every step of the way. Djokovic continued: “There are moments when you want to relax and be yourself without the public knowing everything about it.”

Gauff complains about a lack of privacy

Background: On Tuesday, superstar Coco Gauff destroyed her racket after her quarterfinal defeat against Elina Svitolina in the catacombs. Deliberately behind the scenes and not on the court, as the American said afterwards. She was correspondingly annoyed that the scene was still captured on camera.

“I tried to go to a place where it wouldn’t be filmed, but obviously it was filmed,” Gauff said at her press conference. She added critically: “The only private place we have at this tournament is the locker room.”

In addition to Djokovic, Iga Swiatek also agreed with her colleague: “The question is: Are we tennis players? Or are we animals in the zoo?” asked the Pole after her loss in the quarterfinals against Elena Rybakina: “It would be nice to have some privacy.”

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