Tennis: Serena Williams slams compatriot Tennys Sandgren for support of Donald Trump

As a Jehovah's Witness, the 36-year-old does not vote but has previously expressed support for former president Barack Obama.

She is a UNICEF goodwill ambassador and has supported fundraising efforts for marginalised communities and anti-violence initiatives.

Sandgren's run to the last eight at the Open has brought to light his support for Trump and interest in nationalist and alt-right politics.

His social media activity was labelled racist by a number of tennis fans but the 26-year-old Tennesee native on Monday denied supporting the far-right movement. He did, however, admit finding "some of the content interesting".

He has since deleted all but one of his tweets in response to scrutiny of his political views.

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Among the deleted tweets was one from November 2016 where Sandgren appeared to back the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy linking then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to a supposed child sex abuse ring at a Washington pizzeria.

And earlier this month, he retweeted a video from white nationalist Nicholas Fuentes.

Sandgren was swiftly dumped out of the tournament by Chung.

The 21-year-old world No.58 won 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 to also become the lowest-ranked man to make the last four of the Open since Marat Safin in 2004.

Chung will play either five-time champion Roger Federer or Czech Tomas Berdych on Friday night for a spot in the final.