'You're hastening the hell you wish to avoid': Tennis player accuses media of 'demonising' him

The pre-prepared monologue followed his Australian Open quarter-final defeat.

Tennys Sandgren accused the media of "demonising" him in a pre-prepared monologue following his Australian Open quarter-final defeat and refused to answer any more questions about his political beliefs.

The American has found his views under intense scrutiny following his sensational breakthrough at Melbourne Park and was forced to deny after his fourth-round win that he supports the controversial alt-right movement.