ESPN News Services
Sep 3, 2025, 06:06 PM ET
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, a 24-year-old who was born in New Jersey and grew up in Florida, reached her third major semifinal and first at Flushing Meadows.
The powerful strokes and poise Anisimova displayed in Arthur Ashe Stadium against No. 2 Swiatek -- the 2022 US Open champion -- were such a striking contrast to what happened at the All England Club's Centre Court on July 12.
That title match lasted just 57 minutes, and Anisimova only managed to win 24 points that day, a total she eclipsed about midway through the first set this time. Anisimova cried during her runner-up speech during the trophy ceremony at Wimbledon.
After taking down world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the Wimbledon semifinals, Anisimova is the first American woman to defeat a WTA Top-2 player in back-to-back majors since Serena Williams in 2012 at Wimbledon and the US Open.
"I've been having the run of my life here," Anisimova said in her on-court interview. "To come back from Wimbledon like that, it's really special to me. I feel like I worked so hard to try to turn around from that, and today proved everything to me."
Anisimova's first two Grand Slam semifinal appearances came at the 2019 French Open and Wimbledon; she is the youngest woman to reach a major semifinal on all three surfaces since 23-year-old Simona Halep at the 2015 US Open.
On Thursday, Anisimova will try to reach a second consecutive major final. She'll face Naomi Osaka or Karolina Muchova in the semifinals.
ESPN Research and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
