Anisimova: "Simply Enjoying the Process has Brought Me Here"

Andrés Tomás Rico | 7 Nov 2025 | 09.03

Anisimova: "Simply enjoying the process has brought me here." Photo: Gettyimages

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Amanda Anisimova will not forget this 2025. It could be said that it was the year of her comeback and confirmation. After hanging up the racket in April 2023 and returning in January 2024, the American has stabilized in a year that could culminate with the title at the WTA Finals, although first, she must perform in the semifinals against the world number one, Aryna Sabalenka.

That dramatic Wimbledon final, where Amanda Anisimova suffered a painful 6-0, 6-0 defeat at the hands of Iga Swiatek, served as motivation. Instead of crumbling, she kept fighting. Not giving up paid off because a few weeks later, she took her revenge in the quarterfinals of the US Open. Not satisfied with that victory, she defeated Swiatek again in these WTA Finals (6-7, 6-4, 6-2).

These are the reasons that have led Amanda Anisimova to become world number 4 in the WTA Ranking

The American is just two steps away from claiming the WTA Finals title. While she needs to first overcome Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals, Anisimova is in great form both in tennis and mentally. This was confirmed by her coach, Hendrik Vleeshouwers, in an interview with the WTA.

"She kept calm when she lost the first set against Swiatek. My task is to remind her that staying calm is key to winning the match. When there is noise, when she reacts, when she gets emotional, which is inevitable, we will face conflicts. But we must improve after each one. When she is calm and ready to play the point, giving 100%, that's the best version of Amanda we will see."

Vleeshouwers also emphasizes the aspect his pupil must improve to make that definitive leap to becoming a Grand Slam champion: "I would say consistency. With experience, I believe she will be more emotionally stable. She is only 24; she is young. I told her: 'You have had many new experiences this year. If you lose a match or things don't go as they should, we can only use it as a lesson for what comes next.' Imagine she manages to reach those same stages somehow, and then we can easily analyze this year and use the data to improve."

"If someone had told me a year ago that I would be playing the WTA Finals, I would have found it hard to believe"

Anisimova has made a significant leap in quality in 2025, after a 2024 where she struggled to find her form after an eight-month break. She has reached two Grand Slam finals and climbed to fourth place in the WTA ranking. A fact that has surprised even the player herself.

"If someone had told me a year ago that I would be playing the WTA Finals, I would have found it hard to believe. I think I have surprised myself along the way, undoubtedly. I have definitely achieved some of the goals I dreamed of at the beginning of the year and didn't think I could achieve in the end," she stated in an interview with Tennis.com.

However, Anisimova struggles to pinpoint the reasons why her 2025 has been so successful. "I have played many tough matches this year. I know my abilities. And I know that if I play my best tennis, I can give my best. I don't think there's anything in particular that I can say has helped me get here. I think it was a combination of many different things, all the hard work I did internally that really paid off. I think just enjoying the process has brought me here," concludes Amanda Anisimova, who aims to close the year of her resurgence with the title at the WTA Finals.

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