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Coco Gauff says it is "tough to wake up" and see what is happening back home in the United States and she will continue to speak out about issues that matter to her.

The two-time Grand Slam singles champion is among a host of American athletes who have voiced their displeasure with US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

Protests have taken place across the United States since Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed in Minneapolis last month by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

Gauff, 21, spends most of the year competing overseas and the world number five learned of their deaths while in Australia for the first Grand Slam of the year.