by Before Tuesday, Amanda Anisimova had never spent beyond the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. This is no longer the case. Anisimova goes to the semi-finals after a 6-1, 7-6 victory against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Tuesday.
It was a dominant performance by Anisimova early, allowing Pavlyuchenkova to take a single match in the first set.
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Things were not so easy in the second set. Although it came out in a strong lead, Anisimova had trouble moving away Pavlyuchenkova. A late rally from Pavlyuchenkova made 5-5 in the second set. After the two games exchanged, the second set went to an equality break.
In an equality break that lasted 20 points, it was Anisimova who was finally in the lead thanks to a last winner.
The Anisimova service was a major weapon throughout the match, picking up six AS and 26 winners.
The victory marks the furthest than Anisimova advanced in Wimbledon during his career. She previously reached the quarter -finals in 2022, where she lost against Simona Halep. The victory also corresponds to the best performance of Anisimova during a big slam. The only time she reached the semi-finals came to the 2019 France Open, where she lost against Ashleigh Barty.
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If Anisimova wants to reach a new career summit in a large home, she will have to go through female player No. 1, Aryna Sabalenka, who returned Tuesday to defeat Laura Siegemund.
While Sabalenka turns out to be a step for Anisimova, the American actually holds the advantage in the head-on-one record. Anisimova went 5-3 against Sabalenka during their eight games. One of these victories occurred during the Anisimova race at the 2019 French Open semi-finals.
Anisomova dominated these matches earlier in his career, starting 4-0 against Sabalenka. But the n ° 1 of women recently overthrew the script, going 3-1 in their four most recent games. The last time the two in the square were at the Open de France 2025, where Sabalenka shot Anisimova in straight sets.
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If Anisomova can keep her momentum, she could become the first American woman to win the event from Serena Williams in 2016.
