Amanda Anisimova thanks her mom through tears after loss in Wimbledon final
London – Amanda Anisimova continued to apologize to the spectators of Center Court – for his performance in a 6-0 defeat, 6-0 against Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon final and for the emotions that made the speech difficult later.
Through all this, Anisimova, a 23 -year -old American in her first major title match, made sure to thank her mother for having made a rare trip to watch her daughter play in person.
“My mom is the most altruistic person I know, and she did everything to bring me to this point in my life,” said Anisimova, whose father died in 2019 at the age of 17.
Then, turning to address his mother, Anisimova continued as his eyes flowed tears: “So thank you for being here and breaking the superstition of flying.”
And then in an ironic reference to his 57 -minute defeat, Anisimova said laughing: “This is certainly not the reason why I lost today.”
“I am so happy that I can share this moment and that you are here and that you see it in person. I know that you do not see me live, playing, too much, because you are doing so much for my sister and me, and you have always done it,” said Anisimova. “I love you so much.”
It is enough to participate in a final of the Grand Chelem – after having eliminated Aryna Sabalenka, classified n ° 1 in the semi -finals, to start – represented all a success for Anisimova, a 23 -year -old man who was born in New Jersey and grew up in Florida from 3 years old.
She was a better adolescence player, beating Coco Gauff in the 2017 Open US junior final, and quickly made a brand as a professional by reaching the quarter -finals of the French Open two years later.
In May 2023, she announced that she was taking a mental health break from the tour due to professional exhaustion.
Anisimova returned to action in 2024, but its 189th classification barely 12 months ago was too low to automatically enter the field during an event like Wimbledon, so she tried without success to qualify for the tournament.
“No matter what happened today,” said Swiatek, “you should be proud of the work you do.”
On Saturday, she became the second woman in the open era, who started in 1968, to go to a Grand Colem final a year after losing in qualification. And now she will enter the top 10 for the first time.
After the match, she told her team that she appreciated them to “take care of me” during “all the trip it was, all this last year”.
“I know that I did not have enough today, but I will continue to do the work,” said Anisimova. “And I still believe in me, so I hope to be back here one day.”
