Tennis Channel analysts debate what Amanda Anisimova drank vs Eala
Anisimova won six straight games to close the match and advance to the round of 16, ending Eala’s bid for a 10th Top-10 win.
- American Amanda Anisimova defeated Alexandra Eala 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Cincinnati Open on Monday, ending the Filipina's run in the third round and denying her a 10th career victory over a top-10 opponent.
- During the match, Anisimova was caught drinking a frothy beverage from a plastic cup, prompting commentators Brett Haber and Lindsay Davenport to openly speculate whether she was consuming beer in the middle of play.
- Haber later clarified on the broadcast that courtside camera operators confirmed the beverage was a Red Bull, "We can confirm via one of our courtside camera operators that Anisimova asked for and was delivered a Red Bull."
- Eala now shifts her focus to the US Open, where she is slated to play women's singles and mixed doubles with Felix Auger-Aliassime on August 25.
- Analysts like Tennis 365's Liam McMillen have criticized Eala for playing too many matches, warning she could face nearly eight straight weeks of tennis if she advances at the US Open.
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A moment of the match in which Amanda Anisimova and Alex Eala, in Cincinnati, were fighting, was particularly troubling. ...
Everyone thought Amanda Anisimova was drinking beer during a match
Amanda Anisimova had people very, very confused about what she was drinking during a changeover at the Cincinnati Open. The world No. 10 was caught on camera drinking from a clear cup during the second set of her match against Alex Eala in Cincinnati on Monday night. Everyone had the same thought when they saw it: the beverage looked remarkably like a beer. Commentator Lindsey Davenport was just as baffled as everyone else, stating she had “neve…
Tennis Channel announcers confused by whatever Amanda Anisimova was drinking
Credit: Tennis ChannelTennis players drinking water, maybe Gatorade, or an electrolyte mix is normal during a match, but announcers were confused by whatever Amanda Anisimova had in her cup. During a changeover in the second set of Anisimova’s win over Alex Eala at the Cincinnati Open this week, cameras caught her taking a sip of a gold-colored carbonated beverage. And without an immediately obvious answer as to what the drink was, Tennis Channe…
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