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Amanda Anisimova is the last American woman standing at Wimbledon in 2025, and she has the biggest match of her career ahead of her. Before this year, Anisimova’s best showing ever at Wimbledon was making the quarterfinals in 2022. And now she’ll play world no. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals at the All England Club.
Amanda Anisimova is one of America’s finest tennis stars. The 23-year-old is out to cause a major upset in the Wimbledon semifinals, where she will be hoping to topple World No. 1 Aryna
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It may be discouraging for bettors that Anisimova lost to Sabalenka in straights at the French Open, but the conditions at Wimbledon should suit her more than the clay at Roland Garros.
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Amanda Anisimova has had quite the journey leading her to the Wimbledon semi-final, where she will face Aryna Sabalenka. The American reached the same stage of the French Open as a 17-year-old in 2019, but just four years later announced that she would be quitting tennis indefinitely.
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.
Eight months later, Anisimova returned to tennis at the start of the 2024 season. Since then, the 23-year-old has been looking much happier on the court and it led to her becoming a WTA 1000 champion in Doha. Now, she is also through to her first Wimbledon semifinal and set to break into the top-10 for the first time in her career on Monday.