Laura Siegemund cries in press after Coco Gauff US Open match: “They treated me like I was a bad person.. would I enjoy more if you played a good shot & people would give you the respect you deserve in that moment? Yes. I’m 35. I play for the people..”
Siegemund driven to tears after controversial Gauff tie at US Open, believes crowd was being unfair to her
WTATuesday, 29 August 2023 at 22:30
Laura Siegemund ended up in tears after losing to Coco Gauff in the US Open and showed disappointment with the treatment from the crowd.
The 35-year-old tennis player fell in the first round against American Gauff in a tough match with a score of 6-3, 2-6, 4-6. Despite winning the first set, world No. 6 bounced back and with strong support from the audience, she overcame the German player.
In the third set, a controversy arose that led to the crowd booing after Siegemund took a long time to be ready for her opponent's serve. The German player expressed her disappointment with the outcome and the reception from the crowd:
“I am very, very disappointed with the way the people treated me today,” said Siegemund.
“I am a fighter, I never did anything against the audience. I stayed calm. I never made not even a gesture against the audience. And they had no respect for me.
“They had no respect for the way I played. They have no respect for the player that I am. They have no respect for tennis, for good tennis. This is something that I have to say hurts really bad,” the German player added
“There is no doubt that I am slow. There is no doubt about that. I’m getting time violations. There is no doubt about that I should be quicker…but at the same time, it’s how I play. I’m very slow. I do it for me, I don’t do it against the other one. Clapping when you miss the first serve, those kinds of things, I have no understanding for it."
“This kind of behaviour, respectless behaviour to a non-American player I have only experienced on this court. To treat the opponent like this, it’s no good for tennis.”
“What do I play tennis for? I play for the people, I play for the effort. I know there are fans that appreciate fighting and not giving up and good sport. I think this is the first time I have cried in a press conference.
“They treated me bad. They treated me like I was a cheater. Like I was trying sneaky ways to win this match or something. They treated me like I was a bad person. But you know there are people who are throwing racquets, who are screaming, who are like making bad gestures toward the audience. I did not one moment in the whole match, and there was a lot of tension going on. Not one moment I did anything.”
“I was just slow. That’s something in the rules, I get my time violation, that’s fine,” she added.
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