London: It will be the battle of first in the Women’s Singles final at Wimbledon with Amanda Anisimova and Iga Swiatek qualifying for their maiden summit clash on grass for their first-ever duel on Saturday, July 12. Anisimova has had her fair share of hard-fought battles on her path to the biggest clash of her short career, but none more than facing World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in a semi-final. Like she has done all tournament, Anisimova got the first set out of the way despite some pushback from Sabalenka, but it was the second one where the Belarusian came into her own.
It was at that moment when it felt like the switch was flicked, at 3-3 with 30-all. Until that point, the game was in the balance but Anisimova had played better. Sabalenka was struggling in receiving but raised her game from that point on to take the set 6-4. It was the Sabalenka everyone knows. Red, shouting and aggressive. However, the 23-year-old did in what was eventually the final set, come back, break the serves, not once but twice.
