Paris: Ash Barty came back from a set and a break down to end 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova's French Open run with a topsy-turvy 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 victory Friday that put her in her first Grand Slam final. 8-seeded Barty, a 23-year-old Australian who took nearly two years off from tennis to play cricket, will face another teen for the championship …
LOADING ERROR LOADING Her name is Amanda Anisimova. If casual tennis fans didn’t know it before, they’ll know it now, after the 17-year-old American stunned defending champ Simona Halep at the French Open quarterfinals on Thursday. Anisimova became the youngest U.S. woman to advance to the semifinal of a Grand Slam since Venus Williams at the 1997 U.S. Open, the …
CNN — As her down-the-line backhand flew past Simona Halep, 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova dropped her racquet to the side, put her hands on her face, and simply said, “What!” Just like that, a star was born. With the win, Anisimova is the youngest American woman to make a major semifinal since Venus Williams was runner-up at the 1997 US Open …
Amanda Anisimova, a young-and-upcoming player till last night, announced herself on the biggest stage with a stunning 6-3, 6-2 victory over the 11th seed in only 65 minutes. I was staying relaxed.” By beating Sabalenka, Anisimova, at 17 years and five months, became the youngest player to make a fourth round of a major since Serena Williams in 1998. She …
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