Liberal reporter frustrates American tennis stars by asking the same tired question

Liberal reporter frustrates American tennis stars by asking the same tired question


The Australian Open has become about politics instead of tennis, thanks to one reporter’s questions.

As men and women have won matches at the tournament in Melbourne, Australia, a male reporter has consistently popped up to ask players about their feelings about current U.S. politics.

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“I’ve been asking a lot of the American players just how it feels to play under the American flag right now. And I’m curious how you feel,” the man asked No.4-ranked Amanda Anisimova on Wednesday, with noted vocal fry.

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Anisimova was praised for shutting the questions down, but it turns out the same reporter has asked the same divisive question to at least four other American tennis players.

The Women’s Tennis Association’s No.6-ranked Jessica Pegula

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