In a day marked by emotion and high-level tennis, Amanda Anisimova, a 23-year-old American tennis player, starred in a moving moment in the Wimbledon final. Despite the defeat against Iga Swiatek with a score of 6-0, 6-0, Anisimova did not hesitate to express her gratitude and share her feelings with the audience present.
Anisimova, visibly emotional, apologized to the spectators for her performance and for the emotions that made it difficult for her to give a speech after the match. However, she found the space to thank her mother, who made a special trip to witness the match.
My mother is the most selfless person I know, and she has done everything to bring me to this point in my life.
Addressing her mother, with tears in her eyes, Anisimova continued: “Thank you for being here and breaking the superstition of flying.” With a smile, and referring to her defeat, she added: “Definitely, that’s not why I lost today.”
The tennis player also expressed her happiness for sharing this moment with her mother, highlighting the importance of her presence. “I am very happy to be able to share this moment and that you are here and witness this in person. I know that you can no longer see me play live so often, because you do a lot for my sister and for me, and you always have. I love you very much,” she affirmed.
Anisimova’s participation in the final of a Grand Slam, after eliminating the world number one, Aryna Sabalenka, in the semifinals, represents a great achievement for the young tennis player, born in New Jersey and raised in Florida from the age of 3.
Anisimova stood out in her adolescence, defeating Coco Gauff in the 2017 US Open junior final, and quickly made a name for herself as a professional by reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open two years later.
In May 2023, he announced that he would take a break from competition for mental health reasons due to burnout.
Anisimova returned to action in 2024, but her ranking of 189 twelve months ago was too low to automatically enter an event like Wimbledon, so she unsuccessfully tried to qualify for the tournament.
Swiatek said: “Regardless of what happened today, you should be proud of the work you are doing.”
On Saturday, she became the second woman in the Open era, which began in 1968, to reach a Grand Slam final a year after losing in the qualifying phase. And now she will enter the top 10 for the first time.
After the match, he told his team that he thanked them for “taking care of me” during “the whole journey that it has been, this whole last year”.
“I know I didn’t have enough today, but I will keep working,” Anisimova said. “And I always believe in myself, so I hope to be back here someday.”
