This time last year, Anisimova was at world no. 43.

For the second consecutive Grand Slam, Amanda Anisimova found herself tantalisingly close to etching her name into the tennis history books – only to watch it slip away in straight sets.

Three years after almost walking away from the sport in frustration, Aryna Sabalenka cemented her status as the world's best player with her victory at the US Open.

Amanda Anisimova will bid to crown her improbable redemption mission at the US Open on Saturday as world number one Aryna Sabalenka seeks to grab her final chance of the year to win a Grand Slam.

Playing her first major semi-final since 2021, twice New York champion Osaka embraced the big occasion in the prime-time glare of Arthur Ashe Stadium after twice trading breaks with Anisimova in a tight opening set.

Few would have blamed her for burying that memory, shelving the replay, and moving on. That is, after all, the common prescription of our age: "forget, distract, move past."

Two months after suffering a 6-0, 6-0 double-bagel disaster as Swiatek clinched her first Wimbledon crown, Anisimova turned the tables on the six-time Grand Slam winner to score a 6-4, 6-3 upset on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court.

Sabalenka beat Pegula in the 2024 final in New York but the undisputed women's number one is yet to add to her Grand Slam collection this year, losing in two finals.

Amanda Anisimova said she was "frozen by nerves" as her Wimbledon dream turned into a nightmare as Iga Swiatek romped to a historic 6-0, 6-0 victory in Saturday's final.

The 23-year-old American had quietly stepped away from the chaos of elite tennis to tend to something far more delicate: her mental health.

Aryna Sabalenka took a swipe at Amanda Anisimova over her behaviour during the American's stunning Wimbledon semi-final victory on Thursday.

Amanda Anisimova stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka to reach her first Wimbledon final on Thursday, coming out on top in a fierce battle of the power-hitters to win 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.