Anisimova, Wimbledon
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Anisimova was born in New Jersey—but relocated to Florida with her family as a child in order to boost her tennis career.
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Iga Swiatek has won her first Wimbledon championship with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Amanda Anisimova in the final.
In 1998, Konstantin Anisimov and Olga Anisimova moved to the U.S. from Russia with their then-10-year-old daughter, Amanda's older sister Maria Egee, to give her more opportunities. After Amanda was born in 2001, the family of four moved again from New Jersey to Florida to support Maria’s growing tennis ambitions.
Amanda Anisimova collapsed flat on her face in sheer relief after she survived an astonishing and unexpected fightback from Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to secure a 6-1 7-6(9) victory and reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time.
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Either Amanda Anisimova or Iga Swiatek will leave the All England Club’s grass courts as Wimbledon’s eighth consecutive first-time women’s champion.