Amanda Anisimova was the sufferer of the worst main remaining loss since 1988, getting served a double bagel by Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon again in July. Now, the American may have an opportunity for some revenge.
Anisimova cruised into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, the place Swiatek awaits, by beating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-0, 6-3 on Monday night time at Arthur Ashe Stadium, with the match taking simply 75 minutes.
Swiatek had put collectively her personal straightforward win within the Spherical of 16 earlier within the day, beating Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3, 6-1.
“Who would’ve thought that we’d be assembly once more so quickly?” Anisimova mentioned in her on-court interview. “I’m tremendous excited. It’s gonna be an excellent match I hope — this time. I’m feeling good. She’s enjoying some nice tennis, so I actually hope that we’ll placed on an excellent efficiency.”
Anisimova and fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula are the one two Individuals left within the ladies’s singles draw.
A local of Freehold Township, N.J., Anisimova’s run to the Wimbledon remaining earlier this summer time was her greatest outcome at a Grand Slam.
Monday night time was devoid of any drama for Anisimova.
The primary set took her simply 26 minutes to wrap up as Haddad Maia hit 4 double-faults and by no means checked out ease together with her serve.
Haddad Maia was extra aggressive within the second set, however by no means led and remained inconsistent on serve, with Anisimova breaking three extra occasions.
Anisimova completed the match with 27 winners and joked afterward that she didn’t get a lot help from the group, which rooted for the Brazilian largely out of a need to keep away from going dwelling early.
“It’s the Spherical of 16, and there’s gonna be nerves,” Anisimova mentioned. “Particularly towards Bea, who’s such a troublesome opponent I actually have to remain mentally sturdy. … I like enjoying on massive levels, so I really feel like my sport, I play so freely out right here. I used to be actually having fun with it, and I’m actually joyful I used to be capable of placed on efficiency at present.”
After Coco Gauff’s loss earlier Monday, Swiatek is the highest-ranked participant remaining within the ladies’s draw, and she or he has not misplaced since July 27 in Montreal.
She rolled by the sector at Cincinnati with out dropping a set and has been pushed to 3 units simply as soon as to date in New York.
The 2022 champ now’s the favourite to win right here once more, however Anisimova may have no hassle discovering dwelling crowd help Wednesday, when she would be the underdog seeking to rewrite the narrative.
If Monday was any indication, she’ll be in with a puncher’s likelihood.
