Amanda Anisimova Takes Further Sweet Revenge on Iga Swiatek
Locker Room
November 6, 2025
Amanda Anisimova has effectively knocked Iga Swiatek out of the WTA Finals.
The Wimbledon champion needed a win to stay in the fight at the group stage in Riyadh – and was even a set ahead against the underdog.
Perhaps that was why the shell-shocked world number two could only manage the coldest of handshakes at the net, before hurriedly leaving the Saudi stage.
American Anisimova had already avenged her Wimbledon nightmare with a quarter-final win over Swiatek at the US Open.
But this 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 6-2 victory on neutral territory offered further evidence that times have changed very quickly.
Amanda Anisimova will not be crushed by anyone if she reaches the final at Wimbledon 2026!
Even if she faced arch-rival Swiatek again, it would be a bruising and highly entertaining battle this time on grass.
The world number four unleashed some fearsome power in the final two sets in Riyadh, after neither star could break the service deadlock initially.
Now Anisimova joins Elena Rybakina in the semis – an extraordinary achievement. And this is Amanda’s first ever WTA Finals!
Her latest adventure is a stunning testament to her overall progress. She has learned swiftly from bitter experience.
And her mindset is clearly so different these days to that of the timid loser on Centre Court a few months ago.
Amanda explained her comeback success like this: ‘My mom keeps telling me, “You have won so many three-set matches this year. You are so strong. You can do it.”
‘Especially against Iga today, it was so tough. But I think I was just honestly enjoying it. I knew it was going to be a battle. I just told myself to enjoy the challenge.’
Amanda Anisimova will enjoy the challenge at Wimbledon 2026 too. She will relish any battle on Centre Court going forward.
The entertainment at Wimbledon 2026 is sure to be scintillating. The rivalries rapidly developing are so fierce. The sense of sporting theatre will be exquisite.
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