Alcaraz in agreement with Gauff over major privacy | Sports News

World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz has sided with Coco Gauff as elite tennis stars grow more and more pissed off by the dearth of privacy during tournaments.

Alcaraz will look to defend his crown on the Monte Carlo Masters this week, because the clay season formally will get underway. However, he’ll face competitors from Jannik Sinner, who stunned Alcaraz when deciding to play in the event after finishing the Sunshine Double.

While Gauff will not be competing, because the Monte Carlo Masters is solely a males’s occasion, Alcaraz did touch upon the elevated digicam presence at tournaments. Gauff complained about a lack of privacy on the Australian Open this 12 months, and Alcaraz has additionally shared frustration in the previous.

When shedding to Elina Svitolina on the Australian Open in January, Gauff was seen smashing her racket in a hall. The American meant to vent her frustration behind the scenes, however digicam footage from the hall was proven on the TV broadcast.

“I tried to go somewhere where they wouldn’t broadcast it, but obviously they did,” Gauff stated on the time. “So maybe some conversations can be had because I feel like at this tournament the only private place we have is the locker room.”

Alcaraz additionally complained on the 2025 US Open and was seen moaning at his workforce that his observe classes had been being filmed. Speaking on the Monte Carlo Masters, Alcaraz was requested in regards to the elevated digicam presence at tennis tournaments.

“For the fans, it’s great. They love seeing what goes on behind the scenes, what we do, what the facilities inside the tournaments look like,” Alcaraz stated.

“But for the players, it’s a bit strange, because we don’t really have anywhere to relax anymore, because we’re constantly thinking there are cameras and that everyone is watching us. Having cameras so close, able to see what we’re watching on our phones, I think that’s too much.

“We already don’t have a lot privacy in tournaments, and I feel that is an excessive amount of. We ought to have areas the place we might be alone with out being filmed.”

While Alcaraz is frustrated by the cameras across the tournament grounds, he is excited that the clay season has returned. “It might be one of the best surfaces, with out a doubt,” he added. “I miss clay each time the season ends. I miss it a lot.

“It had been a long time since I played on clay; it felt like an eternity. The first sessions I did were to get back into rhythm, to tell myself, ‘Alright, it’s time to dirty my socks again.’ Honestly, it’s an incredible feeling to be back on clay.”