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American tennis star Coco Gauff was asked Tuesday at the Australian Open for her opinion on the state of the United States one year into President Donald Trump’s second term.
Gauff had been outspoken against Trump in the past, but expressed hope for peace in the future.
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Coco Gauff of the USA returns a forehand to Olga Danilovic of Serbia during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
“I hope we can have a lot more peace in our country and more kindness in the way we talk to each other about different topics and things like that,” he said via The Tennis Letter. “Obviously, I’ve been pretty vocal about how I feel. At this point, I feel a little fatigued from talking about it just because of the fact that it’s also hard to be a black woman in this country and have to experience things, even online, and see how marginalized communities are affected. And knowing that I can only donate and speak out, I do my best to do that.
“But yeah, I hope that as time goes on we can get to a state that we’re not currently in and keep moving forward. I posted the Martin Luther King video and that was like saying, ‘We need to keep moving forward,’ even when things may not be as calm as I would like them to be right now.”
Gauff last spoke about Trump after he won the French Open last June, saying the outcome of the 2024 presidential election was a “period of depression.”
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Coco Gauff of the United States plays a backhand during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
“I remember after the elections and everything, it felt a bit like a period of depression. My mom told me during Riyadh, try to win the tournament just to give people something to smile about. That’s what I was thinking about today,” Gauff said at the time.
Despite the “period of inactivity” comment, Gauff said she is “definitely patriotic.”
“Some people might feel patriotic and stuff like that, but I’m definitely patriotic. I’m proud to be an American. I’m proud to represent Americans who look like me and people who support the things that I support,” Gauff added.
She reached the third round of the 2026 Australian Open after defeating Kamilla Rakhimova and Olga Danilović in her first two matches.
Coco Gauff of the United States in action against Kamilla Rakhimova of Uzbekistan in the first round of the women’s singles at the Australian Open at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park on January 19, 2026. (Mike Frey/Image Images)
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Gauff will face fellow American Hailey Baptiste in the third round.
