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NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Anisimova upset Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-3 in the U.S. Open quarterfinals Wednesday, less than two months after losing to the six-time Grand Slam champion in the Wimbledon final by a 6-0, 6-0 score. The No. 8-seeded Anisimova reached her third major semifinal and first at Flushing Meadows. “To come back from Wimbledon like that is …

Appearing in her maiden Grand Slam final, things didn’t quite go to plan for Amanda Anisimova in London earlier this year. Just two months ago, Anisimova lost to Iga Swiatek 0-6, 0-6, in the Wimbledon final, suffering one of the most comprehensive defeats in tournament history. Bouncing back, Anisimova returned to Grand Slam action at the US Open, making a …

NEW YORK — After her fourth-round win over Beatriz Haddad Maia on Labor Day, Amanda Anisimova said in her on-court interview that she had hoped for a bit more love from the New York crowd. She got it in spades on Wednesday. With the fans firmly in her corner in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the American knocked off six-time Grand Slam …

NEW YORK — Amanda Anisimova upset Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-3 in the US Open quarterfinals Wednesday, less than two months after losing to the six-time Grand Slam champion in the Wimbledon final by a 6-0, 6-0 score. The No. 8-seeded Anisimova reached her third major semifinal and first at Flushing Meadows. “To come back from Wimbledon like that is really …

Amanda Anisimova: ‘That proved everything for me’ “Playing here is so freaking special. I’ve been having the run of my life here. When I got here I was like ‘Ok let’s try and get through one round.’ This has been such a dream. “To come back from Wimbledon like that is really special to me. I feel like I worked …

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Over on Louis Armstrong, Lorenzo Musetti is 6-3, 6-0, 2-1 up against Jaume Munar, the 10th seed looking set for his first US Open quarter-final. Share Gauff was unable to get to a single break point, with Osaka relentless across an hour and a bit. Osaka …

For a sport with no clock, time flies in tennis. Heading into Wimbledon, the word on Iga Świątek was that her career had passed its prime. She hadn’t won a tournament—much less a major—in over a year. And she arrived at the All England Club ranked No. 8, her lowest in years.  That was late June. Here we are in …

If the opening day had the air of an exhibition at certain times, the finals night immediately felt like business. From the start it brought the feel of a traditional US Open showpiece event, with a patriotic rendition of the national anthem and a group of US Marine Corps standing with an unfurled Stars and Stripes flag providing pomp. Many …

Some things are better left unsaid. Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek’s post-match interview took an awkward turn Sunday when the interviewer mentioned possibly spitting on her after beating Elena Rybakina in straight sets to reach the Cincinnati Open final. “Wait, [is that] rain?” Swiatek, 24, said as she looked up at the sky, pausing a question about facing Jasmine Paolini …

All the way from Cincinnati, Iga Świątek sent a message to the U.S. Open field Monday night — watch out. Świątek, one tournament removed from her stunning Wimbledon title, won the most important U.S. Open tuneup by beating Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-4 in the final of the Cincinnati Open. She is back to No. 2 in the rankings. She is …