"In response, she said: Yeah, I mean, I was born in America so I'm always proud to represent my country; and yeah, a lot of us are doing really well and it's great to see a lot of, you know, great athletes on the women's side, on the men's side. So yeah, I feel like we're all doing a great job representing ourselves."
"So yeah, I feel like we're all doing a great job representing ourselves. The reporter pressed further, asking if the context of the last year of everything that's been happening complicated Anisimova's feeling of national pride. The tennis star shut down the notion with a single sentence before moving on to the next question. I don't think that's relevant, she said."
Amanda Anisimova was in Melbourne as the women's fourth seed at the Australian Open and spoke at a press conference after her win over Katerina Siniakova. A reporter asked how it felt to play under the American flag given recent events in the United States. Anisimova said she was born in America, is proud to represent her country, and praised American athletes' performances on both the women's and men's sides. When the reporter asked if last year's events complicated her national pride, Anisimova replied, "I don't think that's relevant," and moved on to the next question.
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