Amanda Anisimova endured Wimbledon re-run before courageous win over Iga Swiatek at US Open

Amanda Anisimova admitted she had to endure a re-run of her Wimbledon final nightmare before conjuring up the sweetest of revenge wins against Iga Swiatek at the US Open.

Anisimova was handed a humiliating 6-0 6-0 defeat by the Pole at SW19 in July – her game breaking down completely on Centre Court as the dream of reaching her first grand slam final quickly turned sour.

The 24-year-old watched the match again the night before facing Swiatek in New York and then promptly delivered “the most meaningful victory of my life” to see off the second seed 6-4 6-3 to advance to the semi-finals.

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“I watched them [highlights] back, as painful as it was, just to see what I can avoid or what went wrong,” she said.

“Then after I had to watch some good highlights to remove that from my brain!”

It was a remarkable feat of mental fortitude from the American, who took a break from the sport two years ago after becoming drained with life on tour.

She even admitted it hadn’t taken long for the Wimbledon embarrassment to disappear.

“Truly the most that I felt bad was for the people that had come to watch that day,” she added.

“I know how much people pay for those tickets and are excited to see Wimbledon. I kind of had that guilt on my back, as opposed to winning my first grand slam final.

“On the court I was crying and maybe [for] 30 minutes afterwards, but then I got on the phone with someone and I kind of laughed it off.

“At the end of the day to me it was just tennis. I’m in a really good place in my life. I’m happy every single day, which I wasn’t a couple of years ago.”

Osaka up next in semi-finals

The match started somewhat ominously for Anisimova when she lost her serve in the opening game but she fought back superbly to set up a last-four clash with four-time major champion Naomi Osaka, who saw off 11th seed Karolina Muchova.

“When I wasn’t able to hold in that first game, I was like OK, here we go,” she said with a smile. [But] today, I really came out there with not an ounce of fear.”

The other semi-final sees top seed Aryna Sabalenka face home favourite Jessica Pegula.