""Nobody told me to," she said in a press conference on Wednesday, laughing at the obviousness of her own statement."
"The idea, the 24-year-old American explained, was to see "what I can avoid or what went wrong.""
""That I was slow as hell," she said, again allowing herself to laugh. "I'm a human, and some people just freeze sometimes.""
""I always believe in myself," she said, "so I hope to be back here again one day.""
Anisimova rewatched the 2025 Wimbledon final before her U.S. Open quarterfinal against Iga Swiatek to identify errors and areas to avoid. She acknowledged that she had been slow during the Wimbledon loss, which ended 6-0, 6-0. She described herself as human and said some people freeze under pressure. She delivered a moving on-court speech after Wimbledon, affirming belief in herself and expressing hope to return. She earned another chance to face Swiatek in New York at Arthur Ashe Stadium, where fans offered audible support when she fell behind early.
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