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American tennis star Amanda Anisimova dismissed a tennis journalist’s question about how it felt to play in the United States with “everything that’s been going on.”
Anisimova was among the American players who received a similar question at the Australian Open this week. First, he was asked how it felt to “play under the American flag right now.”
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Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. reacts after defeating Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic in their second-round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
“I was born in the United States. That’s why I will always be proud to represent my country,” said the New Jersey native. “A lot of us are doing very well and it’s great to see so many great athletes on the women’s and men’s side. I feel like we are all doing a great job representing ourselves.”
The journalist later attempted to clarify the question, asking: “In the context of the last year of everything that’s been happening in the United States, does that complicate that feeling at all?”
“I don’t think that’s relevant,” she replied.
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Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. is congratulated by Katerina Siniakova, right, of the Czech Republic, after their second-round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Anisimova’s response was a stark contrast to what Coco Gauff said during the tournament earlier this week.
Gauff was asked what he thought about the “state of America” a year into President Donald Trump’s second term.
“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.
Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. reacts after defeating Simona Waltert of Switzerland in their first-round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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“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.”
