'i Can Do It' - Anisimova Takes Revenge On Swiatek

US Open 2025

Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 24 August-7 September

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Amanda Anisimova avenged her dense Wimbledon last conclusion by Iga Swiatek pinch a stunning capacity to hit nan 2nd seed and scope nan US Open semi-finals.

Fifty-three days ago, Poland's Swiatek demolished Anisimova 6-0 6-0 to triumph nan title successful a one-sided showpiece astatine SW19.

But nan American showed her existent capabilities successful a 6-4 6-3 triumph successful a high-quality lucifer successful New York.

Eight seed Anisimova - successful stark opposition to nan Wimbledon last - looked assured and relaxed, producing 23 winners arsenic her big-hitting crippled flustered Swiatek.

"I've been having nan tally of my life here," nan 24-year-old said.

"The first time I sewage present I was for illustration OK, let's effort and get done 1 round.

"This has been specified a dream. To travel backmost from Wimbledon for illustration that is really typical to me.

"I worked truthful difficult to effort and move astir from that. Today proved everything for maine - I tin do it."

Anisimova will look either four-time awesome champion Naomi Osaka aliases Czech 11th seed Karolina Muchova successful nan semi-finals.

Anisimova, who took a two-year break from nan athletics successful 2022 to protect her intelligence health, has shown unthinkable resilience to scope different awesome semi-final truthful quickly.

When Swiatek took Anisimova's service successful nan first crippled of nan quarter-final, memories of nan Wimbledon last possibly threatened to resurface.

But this clip astir Anisimova did not waver from her crippled plan. She attacked nan Swiatek serve, instantly breaking backmost past biding her clip arsenic she displayed superb accomplishment connected nan backhand broadside and served brilliantly.

She enjoyed occurrence connected nan Pole's 2nd service - winning 12 of 17 points from it - and recovered nan break astatine nan important infinitesimal to return nan opening set.

Swiatek near nan tribunal betwixt sets and returned afloat of intensity, again breaking instantly but this clip consolidating pinch a hold.

Anisimova could beryllium forgiven for reasoning backmost to Wimbledon but she did not waver, keeping her cool and rescuing nan break 2 games later.

She collapsed successful nan eighth crippled to springiness herself nan chance to service for nan lucifer arsenic Swiatek turned desperately to her coaching container for guidance.

However, Anisimova, heavy backed by a location crowd, was afloat of composure arsenic she served retired nan lucifer to scope a 3rd Grand Slam semi-final.