CoCo Vandeweghe was fined by a referee for refusing to take to the court before she had a chance to eat her banana. Denis Shapovalov could not seem to peel a banana right during a break in his match.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Good morning. I’m Rachel Martin. Now to the drama of this year’s Australian Open over bananas – there was CoCo Vandeweghe, who was fined by a referee for refusing to take to the court before she had a chance to eat her banana. The best, though, is Denis Shapovalov. For whatever reason, he could not seem to peel a banana right during a break in his match. A video shows him getting exasperated, even throwing one of the bananas on the ground. Finally, one more go at it – and, yes, he gets the banana open, complete with an arm pump of victory. It’s MORNING EDITION.

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