Amanda Anisimova beats Iga Świątek at U.S. Open in Wimbledon final rematch

Tennis

U.S. Open

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — Fifty-three days later, Amanda Anisimova found redemption on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

After suffering the first 6-0, 6-0 Wimbledon final defeat since 1911 in July, Anisimova beat her tormentor on the grass, Iga Świątek, to reach the U.S. Open semifinals. In a monumental turnaround from the ultimate tennis humiliation on the biggest stage of all, Anisimova rebounded to a 6-4, 6-3 victory Wednesday.

From the moment Anisimova lost the Wimbledon final, she has been publicly vulnerable in processing it. Her emotional on-court speech immediately afterward, in which she wept as she paid tribute to the sacrifices her mother made for her career, won plenty of new fans. After leaving London, she went to New York, spent some time with her nephews, then hit the beach before getting back to work.