The 23-year-old American, Amanda Anisimova, has time again become the talk of the town for her incredible brand of tennis. For example, in 2019, Romanian star Simona Halep predicted that she thinks Anisimova has a chance to reach the top spot in racket sport. Anisimova’s dream has always been to win a Grand Slam title and become world number one. But her previous best record at the Grand Slams was reaching the SF of the 2019 French Open. However, this year at Wimbledon, she came with a completely different mindset.
Having already won a title this year (in Doha), and making a few long runs in the rest of her tournaments, including her recent appearance in the final of the HSBC Championships, Amanda Anisimova became one of the dark horses at Wimbledon this year. Andy Roddick has already warned us before the tournament to watch out for this youngster as he believed that on her day, “she can beat anyone in the world.” Guess what happened just now? She defeated the world number one, Aryna Sabalenka, by 6-4,4-6,6-4 in the SF of the 2025 Wimbledon.
With this win, she has now become the first American to reach the final at Wimbledon since Serena Williams (in 2019). Can she now become the first American woman to lift the title after Williams’ heroics in 2016? This was her first win over the world number one, and she has now also secured a spot in the Grand Slam final for the very first time in her career. Can you imagine she now has a 6-3 record against Aryna Sabalenka? Insane! Tough luck for Aryna Sabalenka, she yet again misses a chance to grab a major title this year!
What did she say after becoming the second player in the Open Era to reach the women’s singles final at a Grand Slam after losing in qualifying at the previous year’s event? Well, she shared a few words on her opponent after this epic battle. Talking about the world number one, Anisimova added, “This doesn’t feel real right now. Aryna is such a tough competitor. I was absolutely dying out there. I don’t know how I pulled it out. She’s an inspiration to me and so many other people. We’ve had so many tough battles. To come on top today and be in the Wimbledon final is so incredibly special. The atmosphere was incredible. I know she’s #1. But a lot of people were cheering for me. I just wanna say a huge thank you to everyone.”
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