Ended in tears: Daria Gavrilova after losing to Carla Suarez Navarro. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen However, the notes did not remain a secret. Channel Seven filmed the notes in Gavrilova's tennis bag, zooming in as they put them to air not once, but twice. Commentators then proceeded to dissect some of the coaching advice on the piece of paper. While it may not have been a factor in Gavrilova's eventual defeat, Seven's breach of trust drew an angry response on social media, with many Twitter users saying it was an unnecessary betrayal of the 21-year-old newly stamped Australian, fondly nicknamed Dasha.

The notes were torn to shreds as a devastated Gavrilova left Rod Laver Arena after losing to Navarro 0-6, 6-3, 6-2, contributing to the other talking point of the loss - Gavrilova's emotional meltdown in the third set. Sad end: Daria Gavrilova was visibly upset after losing to Carla Suarez Navarro. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen The 21-year-old chastised herself, lashed her courtside entourage, smashed her racquet - over and over - and kicked a ball in disgust in front of the sell-out crowd at Rod Laver Arena.

She later compared her emotional unravelling to that of a little girl. Winning way: Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain celebrates after beating Australia's Daria Gavrilova. Credit:Aaron Favila "It wasn't great, and I'm very disappointed with myself," Gavrilova said of her meltdown. "I was being a little girl. I got emotionally fried in the second set, was getting angry with myself and just showing way too much emotion. "It's not acceptable, I don't know why I did that. It was terrible. The behaviour, I've just gotta learn from it." Gavrilova - who collected a cheque for $200,000 for her career-best run at a grand slam - also took to social media to confess to being a "spoiled brat out there".

"I was a spoiled brat out there... Emotionally fried...... sorry about my horrible behaviour," she wrote. The post attracted hundreds of "retweets" and "likes", indicating she had been forgiven by most of the Australian public. Her loss leaves Bernard Tomic as the last Australian remaining in the 2016 Open singles draws. Tomic will play British second seed Andy Murray on Monday night for a place in the quarter-finals for the first time at his home grand slam event. Gavrilova will have to be content with making the last 16 at a major for the first time after taking down two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in round two and then scoring a fighting three-set triumph over French seed Kristina Mladenovic.

The Women's Tennis Association Newcomer of 2015 is projected to enter the grand slam seeding zone at No.32 in the world following her spirited run. - with AAP