In the third round of the US Open women’s singles competition, the 25-year-old American lost 2:6, 5:7 to Anastasia Potapova (WTA-25) representing Austria.
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Exactly a year ago, A. Anisimova, who reached the final in New York, could not find her aim in this encounter – she made as many as 46 unforced errors in two sets.
In the second set, after another unsuccessful episode, the emotions of the US tennis player broke through – she could no longer hold back tears.
It should be reminded that last season A. Anisimova reached not only the US Open but also the Wimbledon final. However, this year is definitely not going according to plan for the American – the defense of both titles ended in the third round, and her best achievements remain the semifinals in Dubai and the quarterfinals in Cincinnati and the Australian Open.
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The US tennis player, who will lose more than 1000 WTA ranking points, will undoubtedly leave the top ten of the WTA rankings.
A. Potapova reached the second week of a Grand Slam (at least the round of 16) only for the third time in her career – the first two instances were recorded at Roland Garros.
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