India, Sept. 4 -- For Amanda Anisimova, life came full circle in less than seven weeks. She delivered one of the most striking comebacks of the season by toppling second seed Iga Swiatek in straight sets at the US Open on Wednesday to book her place in the semi-finals, avenging a painful Wimbledon final loss.

The American eighth seed, who was handed a crushing 6-0, 6-0 defeat by Swiatek in the Wimbledon final in the second week of July, showed remarkable resilience and form on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court on Thursday (September 4), turning the tables with a 6-4, 6-3 victory in a tense one-hour and 36-minute encounter.

"This means everything to me," said Anisimova. "To come back from what happened at Wimbledon like that. it's really spe...