After a somewhat subdued start to the game, with the two teams probing without much quality for the opening 5 minutes, Lucas Paquetá brought the occasion to life with a piledriver from a long way out that looked impressive at first sight but brought the goalkeeping into question on subsequent replays. London Stadium was rocking, but Chelsea came a-knocking, and …
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Why Amanda Anisimova’s emotional post-match interview was a masterclass in handling failure
Editor’s note: This story is a part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports. Follow Peak here. On Saturday at Wimbledon, it took 57 minutes for Amanda Anisimova to lose the women’s final, a painful 6-0, 6-0 drubbing at the hands of Iga Świątek. It took her just more than five minutes — and …
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