Coco Gauff was asked at the Australian Open to weigh in on the Trump Administration, and she didn't hold back.
Coco Gauff is busy trying to win another Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, but was asked by a reporter to weigh in on Year 1 of the Trump Administration.
Gauff, the top-ranked American woman and world No. 3, didn’t hold back.
“I hope forward that we can have a lot more peace in our country and more kindness in the way we speak to each other about different topics and things like that,” she said. “Obviously I’ve been pretty vocal about how I felt.
“At this point, I feel a bit fatigued talking about it just because of the fact that it is hard being a black woman in this country and having to experience things, even online, and seeing marginalized communities being affected.. and knowing that I can only donate and speak out. I try my best to do that. But I hope that as time continues that we can reach a state that we’re not currently in, and we keep moving forward.”
Gauff, the reigning French Open champion and a former U.S. Open champ, is set to face fellow American Hailey Baptiste in the third round on Thursday.
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