Wimbledon, Amanda Anisimova and Iga Swiatek
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Despite upsetting No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, Amanda Anisimova suffered a brutal loss against Iga ÅšwiÄ…tek in the Wimbledon Final. After the match, she reflected on the loss and her efforts
The American's crushing defeat to Iga ÅšwiÄ…tek was rendered more painful by the way tennis works, but it also allows her to rebound.
The posts were shared days after Anisimova reached her first Grand Slam final following an upset win over top seed Aryna Sabalenka in the semis.
Iga Swiatek shut out Amanda Anisimova in the Wimbledon women's final Saturday in a match that lasted just under an hour. Swiatek won in consecutive sets, 6-0, 6-0. It was the first women's final at the tournament in 114 years in which one player failed to claim a single game.
It was billed as the Wimbledon women’s final that no one expected, it finished as a match that American rising star Amanda Anisimova will want to forget.
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SABC Sport on MSNFormer Wimbledon champion explains Amanda Anisimova's capitulationFormer WTA Tour star Marion Bartoli offered an explanation as to why Amanda Anisimova folded 6-0, 6-0 in the Wimbledon final against Iga Swiatek.
Anisimova's talent has never been in doubt, but it's a physiotherapist who she credits for her deepest Grand Slam run in three years.
Anisimova was born in New Jersey—but relocated to Florida with her family as a child in order to boost her tennis career.