US EditionN.J.’s Amanda Anisimova Thanks Her Mom Through Tears After Wimbledon Final Loss
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 12 – Amanda Anisimova reached her first Grand Slam final a year after failing to qualify and thanked her mother for her rare support during a challenging comeback from burnout.
- American Amanda Anisimova, aged 23, lost the Wimbledon women's singles final 6-0, 6-0 to Iga Swiatek on July 12, 2025, in London before a packed Centre Court crowd.
- Anisimova reached the final despite burnout that led to a mental health break in May 2023, a 2024 return, and a failed Wimbledon qualification a year earlier due to a low ranking of 189.
- Her impressive tournament performance featured a semifinal win over world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and marked her as only the second woman since the Open era began to advance to a major final within a year of failing to make the main draw through qualifying.
- Anisimova credited her ability to stay focused, persevere through challenging moments, and maintain a positive mindset for reaching the final, despite feeling she didn’t perform at her best today.
- Though disappointed, Anisimova thanked her mother for support, apologized to the spectators for her emotions, and expressed belief in herself with hopes to return to this stage one day.
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Tearful Amanda Anisimova thanks mom who travelled for Wimbledon final: ‘Most selfless person I know’
Turning to address her mother, Anisimova continued as her eyes welled with tears: “So thank you for being here and breaking the superstition of flying in.” And then in a tongue-in-cheek reference to her 57-minute defeat, Anisimova said with a laugh, “It's definitely not why I lost.”
'Happy To Share This Moment With You': Anisimova's Emotional Thank-You To Mother After Wimbledon Final
Anisimova, after a 6-0, 6-0 defeat to Swiatek in the Wimbledon final, thanked her mother. She had taken a break in 2023 for mental health and returned to reach the final in 2024.
The American, who lost her father in 2019, participated in a Grand Slam final for the first time and had her mother by her side.
N.J.’s Amanda Anisimova thanks her mom through tears after Wimbledon final loss
LONDON (AP) — Amanda Anisimova kept apologizing to the spectators at Centre Court — for her performance in a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon final and for the emotions that made it hard to deliver a speech afterward.
Amanda Anisimova thanks her mom through tears after loss in Wimbledon final
LONDON — Amanda Anisimova kept apologizing to the spectators at Centre Court — for her performance in a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon final and for the emotions that made it hard to deliver a speech afterward
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