"NEW YORK -- Amanda Anisimova upset Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-3 in the US Open quarterfinals Wednesday, less than two months after losing to the six-time Grand Slam champion in the Wimbledon final by a 6-0, 6-0 score. The No. 8-seeded Anisimova, a 24-year-old who was born in New Jersey and grew up in Florida, reached her third major semifinal and first at Flushing Meadows."
"That title match lasted just 57 minutes, and Anisimova only managed to win 24 points that day, a total she eclipsed about midway through the first set this time. Anisimova cried during her runner-up speech during the trophy ceremony at Wimbledon. After taking down world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenk in the Wimbledon semifinals, Anisimova is the first American woman to defeat a WTA Top-2 player in back-to-back majors since Serena Williams in 2012 at Wimbledon and the US Open."
Amanda Anisimova upset Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-3 in the US Open quarterfinals less than two months after dropping the Wimbledon final 6-0, 6-0. The No. 8 seed, 24, born in New Jersey and raised in Florida, reached her third major semifinal and first at Flushing Meadows. Anisimova displayed powerful strokes and poise in Arthur Ashe Stadium, markedly different from her Wimbledon performance when she won only 24 points. She eclipsed that point total midway through the first set at the US Open. After beating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenk in the Wimbledon semifinals, Anisimova became the first American woman since Serena Williams in 2012 to defeat a Top-2 player in consecutive majors. She will face Naomi Osaka or Karolina Muchova in the semifinals.
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