How Amanda Anisimova is getting over Wimbledon heartbreak
Taking to Instagram on Monday, the 23-year-old New Jersey native — who fell to Poland's Iga Swiatek in the ladies' final at the All England Club this past weekend — posted a beachy snap to her Stories while rocking a green Wimbledon cap. She also took in some family time, as seen in a separate videos.
The posts were shared days after Anisimova reached her first-ever Grand Slam final following an upset win over top seed Aryna Sabalenka in the semis.
5 Amanda Anisimova posted a beachy snap on Instagram following a heartbreaking end to her Wimbledon run in July 2025.
5 The American lost to Poland's Iga Swiatek (l.) in the ladies' final at Wimbledon on July 12, 2025.
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Anisimova, who had previously taken time away from tennis to focus on her mental health, experienced difficulty settling into the championship match, with her nerves taking over.
Swiatek, a former world No. 1, dominated her American opponent, 6-0, 6-0, in less than an hour.
The win marked Swiatek's first at Wimbledon and her sixth Grand Slam victory overall.
5 Amanda Anisimova fell to Iga Swiatek in two sets.
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5 The championship match marked Anisimova's first Grand Slam final.
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'I want to congratulate Amanda for an amazing two weeks,' Swiatek, 24, told her Animisova afterward. 'Anyways, no matter what happened today, you should be proud of the work you're doing. I hope we're going to play many more finals here and other tournaments. You have a game for that. So, congrats to your team as well.'
Anisimova, whose world ranking soared to a career-high No. 7 as of Monday, expressed gratitude for the support she received at Wimbledon over the past few weeks.
'Thank you everyone for the immense amount of support and kind words, it doesn't go unnoticed,' she wrote Sunday on Instagram.
5 Amanda Anisimova received support from the tennis community following a memorable Wimbledon run.
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''If you can meet with triumph and disaster, and treat those two imposters just the same' a quote you read before walking onto center court & one I'll be carrying with me.'
Members of the tennis community rallied around Anisimova following the loss to Swiatek, including reigning French Open champion and fellow American Coco Gauff.
'So much to be proud of Amanda keep your head up,' Gauff wrote on X.
Tennis icon Billie Jean King penned on the social media platform, 'Congratulations once again to the Champion, @iga_swiatek, and the Finalist, Amanda Anisimova. So much to be proud of here.'
Entering Saturday, Anisimova's best finish at Wimbledon had been the 2022 quarterfinals.
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