Learner Tien shuts down Trump question at Australian Open amid political grilling of American players
American tennis players continued to face questions about the Trump administration and U.S. politics at the Australian Open, with rising star Learner Tien the latest to shut down that line of inquiry.
Tien, who turned 20 just last month, was speaking to the media after his quarterfinal loss to No. 3 Alexander Zverev on Tuesday when he was asked by a reporter, "In the context of everything that’s been happening at the moment with [President Donald] Trump and ICE, what does your heritage mean...