Sometimes a tennis players' emotions get the better of them.
It is often their racquet that faces the wrath. So here are some of the dramatic racquet smashes in recent Australian Open history
American ace John Isner destroyed his racquet in anger after losing a set at Australian Open 2015
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Serena Williams lost her cool after a miss-hit against Sloane Stephens at Australian Open 2013.
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Alexander Zverev didn't spare his racquet after a series of miss-hits against Milos Raonic at Australian Open 2019
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Stan Wawrinka broke his racquet with his knees against Roger Federer at Australian Open 2017.
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Nick Kyrgios lost his cool and smashed his racquet on the court against Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open 2020. Later he gave the broken racquet to a fan.
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Marcos Baghdatis broke four racquets in a row against Stan Wawrinka at Australian Open 2012.
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Grigor Dimitrov threw his racquet on the court as hard as he could against Andy Murray at Australian Open 2015.
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