Wimbledon, Amanda Anisimova and Swiatek
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Amanda Anisimova ousted the world's No. 1 female tennis player, Aryna Sabalenka, on Thursday in the Wimbledon semi-finals — shocking the sports world as the American moves onto the finals. "Amazing Amanda!" sports announcers called, as the 12th-ranked player beat Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to nab her first-ever spot on center court.
A little more than two years ago, Amanda Anisimova took a break from tennis because of burnout. A year ago, working her way back into the game, the American lost when she had to go through qualifying for Wimbledon because her ranking of 189th was too low to get into the main bracket automatically.
Amanda Anisimova meets Iga Świątek in the Wimbledon 2025 Women's Singles Final on Saturday 12 July and you can watch and follow all the action across the BBC.
American tennis star Amanda Anisimova faces Polish star Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon 2025 finals, but who is Anisimova's boyfriend? Anisimova seems to have been dating Australian reality TV star Tyler Roos in the past,
Aryna Sabalenka has never been one to hide her emotions on the court, and that fire was on full display during her Wimbledon semifinal loss to Amanda Anisimova. The Belarusian star, a three-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1, was upset after a tense battle, and a little gamesmanship from Anisimova may have added fuel to the fire.
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Anisimova outhit world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to set up an unlikely final matchup with Iga Swiatek, who defeated Belinda Bencic in Thursday’s other semifinal.
We've got a big summer weekend ahead, highlighted by the MLB Draft and the run-up to next week's All-Star Game, the completion of Wimbledon -- you can follow this morning's men's semifinals here-- and one of the year's most anticipated boxing matches of the year happens tonight.