Keeping that Wimbledon loss aside, it has been a phenomenal year for the 23-year-old Amanda Anisimova. Other than reaching the finals at the HSBC Championships and Wimbledon, she had earlier won the title in Doha as well. Currently ranked seventh in the world, Anisimova has a win-loss record of 31-13 this season, and guess what? Anisimova didn’t let her double bagel against Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon dampen her spirits for the upcoming tournaments.
After losing the final to the Pole by 0-6,0-6, Amanda Anisimova said it was a bit “tough to digest”. But having said that, she also added, “I told myself, I’ll definitely come out stronger after this…If anything, I can look at it as a positive and something I can look at as motivation going forward. Obviously, there are a lot of things I need to do to progress.” From tears of sorrow, she has yet again brought a wide smile to her face with her winning streak at the Canadian Open. After defeating Lulu Sun in the first round by 6-4,7-6(5), she has now secured a dominating victory (6-2,6-1) against the Brit, Emma Raducanu.
Surely, this match will boost her confidence for the rest of the tournament as she’s all set to take on the former world number 3, Elina Svitolina, in the next round. But before that, Amanda Anisimova shared her thoughts about her performance on this surface and also heaped praise on Raducanu for her incredible runs in this season. “Yeah, I mean I was coming into this tournament feeling confident. Obviously, I had a good season and yeah, I feel like my game really suits the hard courts here and yeah I feel like I played really well and you know, Emma is such a tough player.”
In that same post-match interview, Anisimova further added, “She’s in such good form and, yeah, we’ve had a lot of tough battles. So, I’m just really happy to be through this one, but yeah, it’s not easy playing her.”
Aug 10, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Amanda Anisimova (USA) hits a ball to Aryna Sabalenka (not pictured) during quarter finals at Sobeys Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
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