Pakistan, July 11 -- Amanda Anisimova upset No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 at Wimbledon on Thursday to reach the first Grand Slam final of her career a little more than a year after taking a break from tennis because of burnout.
The 13th-seeded Anisimova, who was born in New Jersey and grew up in Florida, was playing in her second major semifinal after losing at that stage at the 2019 French Open at age 17.
In May 2023, she took time off from the tour, saying she had been " struggling with my mental health " for nearly a year. "This doesn't feel real right now," Anisimova said after ending the 2 hour, 36-minute contest with a forehand winner on her fourth match point. "I don't know how I pulled it out."
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