American tennis star Coco Gauff gives her thoughts on state of US year into Trump's second term

American tennis prima Coco Gauff was asked for her thoughts connected the authorities of the U.S. 1 twelvemonth into President Donald Trump's 2nd word astatine the Australian Open connected Tuesday.

Gauff had been outspoken against Trump successful the past, but expressed anticipation for bid successful the future.

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Coco Gauff of the U.S. plays a forehand instrumentality to Olga Danilovic of Serbia during their 2nd circular lucifer astatine the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

"I anticipation guardant that we tin person a batch much bid successful our state and much kindness successful the mode we talk to each different astir antithetic topics and things similar that," she said, via The Tennis Letter. "Obviously, I’ve been beauteous vocal astir however I felt. At this point, I consciousness a spot fatigued talking astir it conscionable due to the fact that of the information that it is hard besides being a Black pistillate successful this state and having to acquisition things, adjacent online, and seeing marginalized communities being affected. And knowing that I tin lone donate and talk out. I effort my champion to bash that.

"But, yeah, I anticipation that arsenic clip continues that we tin scope a authorities that we’re not presently in, and we support moving forward. I posted the video of Martin Luther King and that was benignant of saying, ‘We indispensable support moving forward,’ adjacent arsenic things whitethorn not beryllium arsenic calm arsenic I’d similar it to beryllium close now."

Gauff past spoke astir Trump aft she won the French Open past June, saying the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination effect was a "down period."

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Coco Gauff of the United States plays a backhand instrumentality during a signifier league up of the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

"I retrieve aft the predetermination and everything, it felt similar a down play a small bit. My ma told maine during Riyadh, effort to triumph the tourney conscionable to springiness radical thing to grin for. That’s what I was reasoning astir today," Gauff said astatine the time.

Despite the "down period" comment, Gauff said she is "definitely patriotic."

"Some radical whitethorn consciousness immoderate benignant of mode astir being patriotic and things similar that, but I’m decidedly patriotic. I’m arrogant to beryllium American. I’m arrogant to correspond Americans that look similar maine and radical who benignant of enactment the things that I support," Gauff added.

She has made it to the 3rd circular of the 2026 Australian Open aft defeating Kamilla Rakhimova and Olga Danilović successful her archetypal 2 matches.

Coco Gauff of United States successful enactment against Kamilla Rakhimova of Uzbekistan successful the archetypal circular of the women’s singles astatine the Australian Open astatine Rod Laver Arena successful Melbourne Park connected Jan. 19, 2026. (Mike Frey/Imagn Images)

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Gauff volition instrumentality connected chap American Hailey Baptiste successful the 3rd round.

Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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