Tennis star Amanda Anisimova dismisses reporter's cynical question about US: 'I don't think that's relevant'

American tennis prima Amanda Anisimova dismissed a tennis reporter’s question astir however it felt to play successful the U.S. with "everything that’s been happening."

Anisimova was among the American players who received a akin question astatine the Australian Open this week. First, she was asked however it felt to "play nether the American emblem close now."

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Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. reacts aft defeating Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic successful their 2nd circular lucifer astatine the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.  (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

"I was calved successful America. So, I’m ever arrogant to correspond my country," the New Jersey autochthonal said. "A batch of america are doing truly good and it’s large to spot a batch of large athletes connected the women’s broadside and men’s side. I consciousness similar we’re each doing a large occupation representing ourselves."

The newsman aboriginal tried to clarify the question, asking "in the discourse of the past twelvemonth of everything that’s been happening successful the U.S., does that complicate that feeling astatine all?"

"I don’t deliberation that’s relevant," she fired back.

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Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. is congratulated by Katerina Siniakova, right, of the Czech Republic pursuing their 2nd circular lucifer astatine the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Anisimova’s reply was a stark opposition from what Coco Gauff said during the tourney earlier this week.

Gauff was asked astir her thoughts connected the "state of the U.S." 1 twelvemonth into President Donald Trump’s 2nd term.

"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.

Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. reacts aft defeating Simona Waltert of Switzerland successful their archetypal circular lucifer astatine the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

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"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."

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