NEW YORK: American eighth seed Amanda Anisimova produced a stunning upset of Iga Swiatek to reach the semifinals of the US Open on Wednesday and avenge her Wimbledon final drubbing. Anisimova — who suffered a crushing 6-0, 6-0 defeat as Swiatek clinched her first Wimbledon title in July — bounced back from that double-bagel disaster to win 6-4, 6-3 on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court. Polish second seed Swiatek entered the US Open as the bookmakers’ favorite after following up her triumph at Wimbledon with victory in the WTA Cincinnati Open event last month.

0:6, 0:6 war das Ergebnis im Wimbledon-Finale, reichlich Tränen folgten. Bei den US Open kommt es zum Wiedersehen von Wimbledon-Champion Swiatek und Anisimova - mit anderem…

Anisimova recovered from her 6-0, 6-0 defeat to Świątek at Wimbledon to reach the last four in New York.