Alexander Zverev slams privacy in tennis after phone code revealed

How close is too close in sports coverage?

Tennis player Alexander Zverev is the latest to express frustration about the lack of privacy in tennis after revealing that he recently had to change his code to unlock his phone after it was shown on a broadcast.

“I received a message saying that it had been broadcast that I was unlocking my phone. So everyone saw the code,” Zverev said ahead of the Munich Open, according to tennisuptodate.com.

He added: “We all know there are cameras everywhere and that is acceptable. But there should be places where you have privacy.”

Zverev, ranked No. 3 in the world, isn’t the only tennis player to recently question the lack of privacy in the sport.

Coco Gauff complained about tennis coverage during the Australian Open when footage circulated of her breaking a racket behind the scenes.

“Certain moments … I feel like they don’t need to broadcast,” Gauff told the media about the lack of privacy in the sport. “So maybe some conversations can be had. Because I feel like, at this tournament, the only private place we have is the locker room. …

“I know I’m emotional, so I just took the minute to go and do that. I try not to do it on-court in front of kids and things like that. But I do know I need to let out that emotion.”

Zverev brought up Gauff’s situation in his complaints.

“It was a big issue when Gauff broke her racquet and thought nobody was watching,” he told the media. “The fact that my phone code was visible is unnecessary.”

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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Alexander Zverev joins Coco Gauff in slamming tennis’ lack of privacy