Tennis News: Amanda Anisimova admits that she is still often “flooded with memories” of the 2025 US Open final and the moment she almost became a Grand Slam champion, but she emphasized that now she has to focus on the present and forget what happened last season.
If you remember, the American tennis player managed to reach the Grand Slam final for the first time in his career in the summer of 2025 at Wimbledon, but then lost to Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek.
Two months after suffering a crushing defeat without reply to Swiatek in the Wimbledon final, she bounced back by reaching consecutive Grand Slam finals at the US Open. This time, the opponent who prevented him from winning his first Grand Slam title was world number 1 tennis player, Aryna Sabalenka.
Even though she took the lead through a break opportunity at the start of the match and fought hard throughout the match, Sabalenka put on her best game and ultimately came out on top with 6-3, 7-6. Shortly after the defeat in the final, the home tennis player couldn’t hold back his tears.
12 months after finishing runner up in Flushing Meadows, New York, the 24-year-old admits he still remembers his exploits in New York last season and how close he came to achieving his biggest tennis dream.
“Memories of last season’s final match and how close I was to that dream often come back to my mind. However, I really try to reset my focus and get back to doing the little things that I have to do every day, the things that I think have helped me advance to the final round. So yes, I try my best to stay fully present and aware of the current moment,” admitted Anisimova when appearing on the TODAY show.
Around the same time last season, he was putting on the best tennis performance of his life and had just finished runner up at Wimbledon. This time, the situation is different for the tennis player. He struggled to maintain consistency throughout the 2026 season and his ranking has dropped to 10th in the world.
At the 2026 US Open season, Anisimova will start by facing compatriot Ashlyn Krueger in the first round.
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