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The US’s biggest tennis stars don’t really want to get political. They might not have a choice.

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Ben Shelton is one of the many American tennis players doing well at the 2026 Australian Open. He’s also one of the many American tennis players asked about what it means to celebrate the US right now. | Quinn Rooney/Getty Images One of the biggest stories coming out of the 2026 Australian Open is how well the American tennis players are doing. Four US women — Amanda Anisimova, Coco Gauff, Iva Jovic, Jessica Pegula — are in the quarterfinals and two men — Ben Shelton and Learner Tien — also made the final eight. (Gauff, Jovic, and Tien lost their quarterfinal matches on Tuesday.) Those...